“Fight to Rename ‘Medicare Advantage’ Gets New Push,” by Allison Bell, ThinkAdvisor “The new parody ad features music, stock art and video cuts that make the video look like an ad that will end with a narrator telling viewers to call a toll-free 1-800 number for more information now. ‘Private health insurance companies get seniors to sign up for private plans rather than Medicare by calling themselves Medicare Advantage,’ Schakowsky says in the parody ad video. ‘We want to stop private plans from calling themselves Medicare… And don’t call 1-800 anything.’”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term
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“Most long-term care doesn’t qualify for insurance benefit,” by Robert Pokorski, InsuranceNewsNet  “How common is pre-HIPAA-level LTC? An earlier study by the Urban Institute suggested that the majority of LTC may be provided for people with lower levels of disability who do not meet the threshold for an LTC insurance benefit. Estimates are that one in four people (26%) who pay for LTCi and almost three in four (71%) who receive only unpaid LTC would not meet the threshold for benefits under a tax-qualified LTC insurance policy.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: Statements
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“Feds to Cut Medicare Advantage Plan Pay Over Health Score Creep,” by Allison Bell, ThinkAdvisor “The federal government expects to pay Medicare Advantage plan issuers $6.3 trillion from now through 2031. Officials believe they pay $15 billion too much per year because of problems with how plans measure the health of the enrollees. Federal clawbacks of what CMS believes to be excess payments could start at $13 million this year and rise to $479 million in 2025. The recoupment amount could be about $719 million in 2032.”   LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: As
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