June 20, 2023
Payers | Tea Leaves
  • The largest Medicare Advantage insurers want to cut benefits, increase premiums and make other structural changes to their plans next year to account for higher-than-anticipated medical expenses this year. Both Humana and United HealthGroup have reported that their Medicare Advantage members are scheduling more doctor visits than anticipated.The two insurers say that claims for inpatient stays, emergency department visits, outpatient surgeries, and dental services are coming in at higher levels than expected. (Article here)