Medicare Advantage Insurers in Retreat
Medicare Advantage enrollment may decline for the first time in 20 years as annual enrollment kicks off.
Medicare Advantage has gained popularity over the past decade with zero-dollar premiums and generous benefits, but growth has slowed in recent years.
- Private Medicare insurers are reducing the number of plans and benefits due to increased care costs.
- This will result in tough choices and fewer options for beneficiaries during the annual enrollment period.
“Those people in Medicare Advantage who have pretty much had a stable, easy way to go through open enrollment? Not this year,”said Diane Omdahl, president and founder of 65 Incorporated, a Medicare consulting firm.
Author's summary: Medicare Advantage enrollment faces decline.