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Executive Briefing | April 11, 2024

CMS Final Rate Announcement: Performance Pressure Continues for Medicare Advantage Plans

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the Final Rate Announcement for Calendar Year (CY) 2025. The announcement finalized a payment increase of 3.7% over CY 2024, which (as we previously reported) represents no significant change from…

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Executive Briefing | March 25, 2024

Advance Payment Notice Continues to Shift Plans from Growth to Performance

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THE PRESSURE IS ON TO PROTECT EXISTING ENROLLMENT WHILE DEMONSTRATING BETTER VALUE FOR BENEFICIARIES IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Advance Notice on January 31, 2024, prompting Medicare Advantage organizations (MAOs)…

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Executive Briefing | November 27, 2023

Medicare Advantage Dental Benefit Compare Tool 2024 Insights

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data that highlights the benefit designs of 2024 Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, inclusive of each MA product’s dental offering. To help our clients understand the results, HealthScape has quickly ingested…

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Executive Briefing | July 26, 2023

2024 AEP: The Most Competitive Marketing Season Ever

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As Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) get ready for the upcoming Annual Enrollment Period (AEP), they should proactively prepare for one of the most competitive marketing seasons to date. The cumulative impact from changes in payment rates; regulatory pressure on Third…

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Executive Briefing | March 14, 2023

HealthScape Advisors’ Insights on 2023 AEP Performance

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This brief builds upon last year’s analysis of Medicare’s Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) and highlights results from the most recent enrollment data available1 from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that accounts for 2023 AEP. Where helpful, we’ll compare…

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Executive Briefing | December 8, 2022

Medicare Advantage Dental Benefit Compare Tool 2023 Insights

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released data that highlights the benefit designs of 2023 Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, inclusive of each MA product’s dental offering. To help our clients understand the results, HealthScape Advisors has quickly ingested the…

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Executive Briefing | May 6, 2022

2022 Medicare Advantage Dental Benefits in Review

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Medicare Advantage (MA)—the alternative to traditional Medicare which allows seniors to receive Part A and B benefits through private insurance—continues to rise in popularity. As of April 2022, almost half (46%)¹ of all Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in an MA plan.…

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Article | April 26, 2022

HealthScape Advisors’ Preliminary Insights on 2022 AEP – March Update

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In late February 2022, HealthScape published an initial review of Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) results, noting material changes to Medicare Advantage (MA) membership from December 2021 to January 2022 (when AEP enrollments went into effect) across nearly 300 carriers, including…

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Executive Briefing | February 22, 2022

HealthScape Advisors’ Preliminary Insights on 2022 AEP

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This brief details HealthScape Advisors’ first look at Medicare Advantage (MA) 2022 Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) results. As additional enrollment data becomes available from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), we will update this brief with any significant…

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Article | September 16, 2021

With More Online Enrollment, MAOs Must Add ‘Personal Touch’

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Reprinted with AIS Health permission from the Sept. 16, 2021, issue of RADAR on Medicare Advantage. As Medicare Advantage organizations prepare to promote their plans for the 2022 Medicare Annual Election Period (AEP), marketing experts say they see a continued…

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