10 Dec 2024 1:07 pm
Kronick called the growth in Medicare Advantage costs a "systemic problem across the industry," which CMS has failed to rein in. He says some plans saw "eye-popping" revenue gains, while others had more modest increases. Giant insurer UnitedHealthcare, which in 2019 had about 6 million Medicare Advantage members, received excess payments of some $6 billion, according to Kronick. The company had no comment.
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Kronick says that if CMS keeps the current coding adjustment in place, spending on Medicare Advantage will increase by $600 billion from 2023 through 2031. While some of that money would provide patients with extra health benefits, Kronick estimates that as much as two-thirds of it could be going toward profits for insurance companies.
The cost of Medicare Advantage plans to the U.S. government is exploding : Shots - Health News : NPR
Yet, health insurance corporation CEOS are some of the highest paid CEOS in the US. What does that tell you? Partially by DENYING AS MANY CLAIMS A THEY CAN. Oh, wait, you sell the rip off ****!!!
Health insurance CEOs rake in millions: Here's the top 10 list
The equipment in the dental office in Mexico I have been going to for 25 years is as modern as any dental office I have seen here. The dentist, Dr. Portales, I saw before he was killed in a motorcycle accident between Austin and San Antonio several years ago had his degree from the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DENTAL SCHOOL hanging on the wall. His widow still runs the dental clinic.
What my Medicare doesn't pay for, I PAY FOR out of my own pocket!!!
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Kronick says that if CMS keeps the current coding adjustment in place, spending on Medicare Advantage will increase by $600 billion from 2023 through 2031. While some of that money would provide patients with extra health benefits, Kronick estimates that as much as two-thirds of it could be going toward profits for insurance companies.
The cost of Medicare Advantage plans to the U.S. government is exploding : Shots - Health News : NPR
Yet, health insurance corporation CEOS are some of the highest paid CEOS in the US. What does that tell you? Partially by DENYING AS MANY CLAIMS A THEY CAN. Oh, wait, you sell the rip off ****!!!
Health insurance CEOs rake in millions: Here's the top 10 list
The equipment in the dental office in Mexico I have been going to for 25 years is as modern as any dental office I have seen here. The dentist, Dr. Portales, I saw before he was killed in a motorcycle accident between Austin and San Antonio several years ago had his degree from the UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS DENTAL SCHOOL hanging on the wall. His widow still runs the dental clinic.
What my Medicare doesn't pay for, I PAY FOR out of my own pocket!!!