Here is a list of recent media articles of interest on NYC retiree healthcare and Medicare Advantage.
Very recent reports about move to Aetna for NYC retirees
More Retiree Health Plans Move Away From Traditional Medicare, NYTimes 3/10/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/10/business/medicare-advantage-retirement-nyc.html
Adams Inks Deal with Aetna, Paving Way for Switch to Medicare Advantage The City 3/30/2023 https://www.thecity.nyc/2023/3/30/23663823/aetna-medicare-advantage-switch-public-retirees
What you need to know about NYC retirees’ health care fight City and State 1/26/2023 https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/01/what-you-need-know-about-nyc-retirees-health-care-fight/381568/
Recent Federal efforts to rein in MA spending
‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions NYTimes NYTimes 10/8/22 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html
New Medicare Rule Aims to Take Back $4.7 Billion From Insurers NYTimes 1/30/23 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/upshot/medicare-overbilling-biden-rule.html
What does cutting Medicare actually mean? Washington Post 2/13/2023 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/02/13/what-does-cutting-medicare-actually-mean/
Biden Plan to Cut Billions in Medicare Fraud Ignites Lobbying Frenzy NYTimes NYTimes 3/22/2023 https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/22/health/medicare-insurance-fraud.html
Biden administration goes easy on Medicare Advantage insurers after intense industry lobbying Stat 3/31/2023 https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/31/medicare-advantage-rule/
Recent reports on how MA works
Medicare Advantage: A Policy Primer Commonwealth Fund 5/3/2022 https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2022/may/medicare-advantage-policy-primer
Medicare Advantage in 2022: Enrollment Update and Key Trends KFF 8/25/2022 https://www.kff.org/medicare/issue-brief/medicare-advantage-in-2022-enrollment-update-and-key-trends/
How Would Reducing Medicare Advantage Plan Benchmarks Impact Consumers? Health Affairs 3/22/2023 https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/would-reducing-medicare-advantage-plan-benchmarks-impact-consumers
Beneficiary Experience, Affordability, Utilization, and Quality in Medicare Advantage and Traditional Medicare: A Review of the Literature KFF 8/16/2022 https://www.kff.org/medicare/report/beneficiary-experience-affordability-utilization-and-quality-in-medicare-advantage-and-traditional-medicare-a-review-of-the-literature/
Published: April 3, 2023
