22 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2024
09/06/24 at 03:00 AM
22 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans | 2024
Becker's Hospital CFO Report; by Jakob Emerson; 9/4/24
Medicare Advantage provides health coverage to more than half of the nation's older adults, but some hospitals and health systems are opting to end their contracts with MA plans over administrative challenges. Among the most commonly cited reasons are excessive prior authorization denial rates and slow payments from insurers. [See article for list of 22 health systems dropping Medicare Advantage plans - including KS, ME, SD, NE, NV, MI, MN, OH, NY, IN, OK, TX, PA, DE, NC, OR, MO, KY, and CA.]