Medicare Health Plans and Dually Eligible Beneficiaries: Industry Perspectives on the Current and Future Market March 27, 2013 Report As federal and state governments advance efforts to better coordinate care and reduce costs for people dually eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid benefits, this brief examines how insurers now serving these markets view the opportunities and challenges, including a look at Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans.
Medicare Advantage 2013 Spotlight: Plan Availability and Premiums December 3, 2012 Report This data spotlight report examines trends in the Medicare Advantage marketplace, including the choices available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2013, premium levels and other plan features. It
Seniors' Knowledge and Experience With Medicare's Open Enrollment Period and Choosing a Plan: Key Findings from the Kaiser Family Foundation 2012 National Survey of Seniors October 10, 2012 Issue Brief These key findings from the Foundation’s 2012 National Survey of Seniors relate to seniors’ knowledge and experience with Medicare’s open enrollment period and choosing a plan. The survey finds one in four seniors say they are unaware of this annual opportunity to review and change their Medicare coverage, with even…
Medicare Advantage 2012 Data Spotlight: Enrollment Market Update May 31, 2012 Report This data spotlight examines the growth in private Medicare Advantage plan enrollment in 2012, with a record 13 million Medicare beneficiaries enrolled as of March, representing 27 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries. Enrollment jumped by more than 1 million enrollees from the previous year and increased in every state except…
Medicare Advantage 2012 Data Spotlights May 31, 2012 Report The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a series of data spotlights and examining the Medicare Advantage plan options available in 2012 and trends affecting the Medicare Advantage marketplace. These analyses were prepared by researchers at Mathematica Policy Research Inc. and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Plan Availability and Premiums Enrollment Market…
Medicare Advantage Plan Star Ratings and Bonus Payments in 2012 November 1, 2011 Report This report looks at the star ratings that have been used for many years to help consumers compare plans, and examines how Medicare Advantage quality scores will interact with plan payments, beginning in 2012. To encourage Medicare Advantage plans to provide quality care, the 2010 health reform law authorized Medicare…
Medicare Advantage 2012 Spotlight: Plan Availability and Premiums November 1, 2011 Report This brief highlights trends in the Medicare Advantage marketplace, including the choices available to Medicare beneficiaries in 2012, premium levels and other plan characteristics. The brief was authored by researchers at Mathematica Policy Research and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Data Spotlight (.pdf)
Special Needs Plans: Availability and Enrollment September 9, 2011 Report Special Needs Plans are a form of Medicare Advantage plan authorized to provide a managed care option for beneficiaries with significant or relatively specialized care needs, including Medicare beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, beneficiaries living in nursing homes or other institutions, and beneficiaries with severe chronic…
Medicare Advantage 2011 Data Spotlights September 9, 2011 Report Now Available: 2012 Medicare Advantage Spotlight: Plan Availability and Premiums The Kaiser Family Foundation has issued a series of data spotlights and issue briefs examining the Medicare Advantage plan options available in 2011 and trends affecting the Medicare Advantage marketplace. These analyses were prepared by researchers at Mathematica Policy Research,…
Firm Perspectives on the Medicare Advantage Market September 9, 2011 Issue Brief Based on interviews with senior executives at 14 large firms, the issue brief finds that insurers anticipate continuing to offer Medicare Advantage plans in 2012, in part because of a Medicare demonstration project that will award bonus payments to plans based on their quality standards. A companion issue brief examines…