The Latest Breaking News from Medicare Advantage

Bright Health Group will end individual and family health insurance coverage and reduce its Medicare Advantage coverage to just two states, steps that will cut its revenue in half.

Medicare open enrollment starts soon, but 7 in 10 Medicare beneficiaries say they don’t compare Medicare plans during this period, which stretches from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7

Health care providers, nursing home representatives and patient advocates say Medicare Advantage plans increasingly are ending members’ coverage for nursing home and rehabilitation services before patients are healthy enough to go home.

Health insurers will flood the Medicare Advantage market again this fall with enticing offers of plans that have no monthly price tag

UnitedHealth Group and Walmart on Wednesday announced a 10-year health care partnership that will begin with enhancements for 15 clinics in the southeast U.S. as well as the launch of a co-branded Medicare Advantage health plan.

Witnesses sharply criticized the fast-growing health plans, citing audits and other reports that described plans denying access to health care.

Congress should crack down on Medicare Advantage health plans for seniors that sometimes deny patients vital medical care while overcharging the government billions of dollars every year, government watchdogs told a House panel this week.

Andrew Bade, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes nearly two decades ago, is accustomed to all the medical gear he needs to keep his blood sugar under control. His insulin pump contains a disposable insulin cartridge, and a plastic tubing system with an adhesive patch keeps in place the…

Skylight Health Group Inc (NASDAQ: SLHG) has agreed to acquire NeighborMD (NMD) for $8 million. Skylight has also arranged a $20 million debt line facility with a New York-based credit lender.

The agency’s inspector general found that private Medicare Advantage plans denied 18% of claims allowed under Medicare rules —often because of the insurers’ errors in processing claims.

Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) has posted Q1 adjusted sales of $24.08 billion, beating the consensus of $23.51 billion. The benefits expense ratio increased from 86.4% to 85.9%, and the operating cost ratio increased from 12% to 9.7%.  Humana posted an adjusted EPS of $8.04, beating the consensus of $6.78 and $6.38 posted a…