The Latest Breaking News from Advantage

Shrinking rewards or not, the past 22 years have taught me I’m a Boots Advantage card person

The high street’s best-value loyalty card has been hit by the cost of living crisis, but that won’t diminish my attachment to it, says Laura Snapes, the Guardian’s deputy music editor

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

Boots shoppers to earn fewer Advantage card points as retailers’ costs rise

From May, loyalty card holders will collect 3p of points for every £1 spent at health and beauty chain, down from 4p

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023

Insurers, Republicans square off with Biden on Medicare ‘cuts’

WASHINGTON — The insurance industry and Republicans are using the debt ceiling fight and President Joe Biden’s vows not to cut Medicare to fend off changes to private Medicare Advantage plans, which are popular among the public but have faced criticism about their costs to the government.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2023

Tesco Clubcard, Sainsbury's Nectar and the other best customer loyalty cards for saving money in 2023

There are so many now that cost nothing and save you loads of money

Wales Online · Jan 13, 2023

Providers say Medicare Advantage hinders new methadone benefit

In 2018, responding to a wave of overdose deaths, Congress passed legislation requiring Medicare to pay for services at opioid treatment programs for the first time.

Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023

Providers say Medicare Advantage hinders new methadone benefit

A new benefit aimed at helping treat opioid use disorder can be hard to access for those who use Medicare Advantage plans, advocates say.

Roll Call · Jan 4, 2023

Did Medicare Advantage plans overcharge?

Some Medicare Advantage plans failed to produce any records to justify their payments, government records show

Salon · Dec 15, 2022

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

In April 2016, government auditors asked a Blue Cross Medicare Advantage health plan in Minnesota to turn over medical records of patients treated by a podiatry practice whose owner had been indicted for fraud.

Tribune News Service · Dec 15, 2022

The Medicare Advantage plan scandal

Health insurers that issue Medicare Advantage plans have repeatedly tried to sidestep regulations, audits find

Salon · Dec 13, 2022

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

A KHN investigation found when some Medicare Advantage plans got a rare federal audit, they couldn't produce billing records for care they said they'd provided. Some blamed fire, flood — or doctors.

WEKU · Dec 12, 2022