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Gain valuable insight into Medicare Advantage policy from our research experts. We're Better Medicare Alliance, led by former HHS Chief of Staff Mary Beth Donahue, a community of experts leading the way forward on health care, driven by our common goal to support Medicare Advantage.
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By Rose Maljanian, Chairman of Population Health Alliance and CEO of HealthCAWS, and Mary Beth Donahue, President and CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance Medicare Advantage provides over 32 million seniors and people with disabilities ..read more
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By Mary Beth Donahue, President and CEO, Better Medicare Alliance and Boris Vabson, Ph.D., Research Faculty at Harvard Medical School and Nonresident Health Policy Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the USC-Schaeffer Center Thirty-two ..read more
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1y ago
By Mary Beth Donahue Each year, November is recognized as National Diabetes Month. As the month draws to a close, and as Medicare beneficiaries weigh their health coverage options during this open enrollment period, seniors ..read more
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By Greg Gierer, MPP During Medicare’s upcoming open enrollment period, which begins on October 15, seniors will have the opportunity to choose between the coverage options available to them. More than 29 million seniors and ..read more
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By Mary Beth Donahue and Jerry Penso, M.D. As Medicare’s annual open enrollment period begins, Medicare beneficiaries will find high-quality and affordable coverage options to choose from, including increasingly popular Medicare Advantage plans. The Centers ..read more
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By Mary Beth Donahue The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states it plainly: “racial and ethnic minority groups, throughout the United States, experience higher rates of illness and death … when compared to ..read more
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by Mary Beth Donahue and Andrew MacPherson A few months ago, you would be forgiven for thinking that an EGWP (pronounced “egg whip”) is a breakfast dish, rather than a valued health coverage option. But ..read more
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By Mary Beth Donahue Recently an HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) report and accompanying New York Times article raised questions about the use of prior authorization in Medicare Advantage. While there are over 28.5 ..read more
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By Greg Gierer, MPP As Congress and policymakers consider potential reforms to Medicare, there’s no shortage of viewpoints and proposals to consider. Earlier this month, the 2022 Medicare Trustees Report showed an improvement in the ..read more
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1y ago
by Mary Beth Donahue Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Medicare Advantage, entitled “Protecting America's Seniors: Oversight of Private Sector Medicare Advantage Plans." Lawmakers were ..read more