Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with mental health diagnoses see more nurse practitioners and fewer internal medicine and emergency medicine specialists after switching to traditional Medicare.

Today, more than half of older Americans receive their Medicare coverage through private Medicare Advantage plans. In 2020, that program made a sweeping policy shift, allowing those plans to offer ...

Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to treat the plans’ members, a new federal watchdog report says.

Medicare, the cornerstone of health insurance for American seniors, provides a plethora of benefits that often remain underutilized. Among these is the initial 'Welcome to Medicare' preventive visit, ...

As a State Representative, I want to encourage our congressional delegation to do everything in their power to prevent potential Advantage cuts from happening and to protect the health and wellness of ...

Companies running private Medicare and Medicaid insurance plans inaccurately list many mental health professionals as being available to treat the plans' members, a new federal watchdog report says.