In The MA Minute:

Medicare Advantage Plans Need More Oversight; Less Overpayment!

Do you dream of bariatric surgery? Wonder whether Medicare will pay for it? Apparently it depends on the extent of your obesity. We pay a visit to "Your Medicare Benefits 2024" to find out.

ACCENDO, an Aetna subsidiary providing Medicare advantage plans, appears to be drastically reducing the number of states in which it will do business in 2025. What might the consequences be?

One client needs Evenity injections for a year. Her thought is that she will be writing big cost-sharing checks due to her Plan HDG. My thought is that her savings over the past few years, if stashed away, will help to defray this extra expense.

Finally, another client discovers that he under-reported income which might have resulted in a modestly larger IRMAA penalty. He wonders if it would be best to turn himself in to the IRS or should he wait for them to hunt him down like the cur that he is.?

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In our Medicare Advantage Minute for today we take it to the enemy with, "Medicare Advantage Star Ratings Fall Again!"

An excerpt from "Your Medicare Benefits 2024" explains the coverage available for Medicare participants who need artificial eyes or limbs.

Evidence of inflation in the health insurance arena: a list of the Medicare plans which have filed for rate increases in various states.

Finally, Jim checks in again with advice from his employer's group insurance agent. Good advice, generally speaking!

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We lead off with the Medicare Advantage Minute article:

"Senate Report Slams MA Insurers for Using Tech to Deny Claims"

Three apparent culprits are: United Healthcare, Humana & CVS!

In the "Your Medicare Benefits 2024" segment we delve into the exciting world of anesthesia. How is it covered and how much of it is paid for?

One of the most confusing and difficult elements of this subject concerns the ability of a disabled person who is under age 65 to deal with the system if they lack knowledgeable advice.

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