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Medicare Advantage plans will soon cover things like groceries, air conditioners

Medicare Advantage plans will soon cover things like groceries, air conditioners

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has expanded how it defines the "primarily health-related" benefits that insurers are allowed to include in their Medicare Advantage policies. Insurers would include these extras on top of providing the benefits traditional Medicare offers.

Study: Medicare Advantage Cut ER Visits 33% Compared To Fee-For-Service

Study: Medicare Advantage Cut ER Visits 33% Compared To Fee-For-Service

A new study by health research firm Avalere Health shows that Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan have 33% less Emergency Room visits and 23% fewer stays in the hospital compared to those enrolled in traditional fee-for-service Medicare.