“Medicare Advantage industry sees slower growth for 2019,” by Shelby Livingston, Modern Healthcare

“Medicare Advantage insurers added 1.4 million members to their rosters for 2019 coverage, as they looked to grow membership in a market known for being politically safe and predictably lucrative. But Advantage membership is growing at slower pace compared with previous years.”

LTC Comment (from Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform):

“[A] market known for being politically safe and predictably lucrative” sounds too much like crony socialism. So with everything going for it—beneficial policy, political support, consumer preference and better profit margins—why is MA growth slowing? Something to watch.