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2 months ago | 
commonwealthfund.org | Gretchen Jacobson |Faith Leonard
Surveys / February 20, 2025 Nine out of 10 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries said supplemental benefits are important to them, but only seven out of 10 said they used them Black and Hispanic beneficiaries, people with lower incomes, and people with functional limitations were more likely to say they valued Medicare supplemental benefits Introduction Medicare beneficiaries receive their Medicare-covered benefits through either traditional Medicare (TM) or private insurance plans known as...
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
commonwealthfund.org | Faith Leonard |Arnav Shah |Gretchen Jacobson
Blog / December 2, 2024 Faith Leonard Program Associate, Advancing Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Arnav Shah Senior Research Associate, Policy and Research, The Commonwealth Fund Gretchen Jacobson Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Faith Leonard Program Associate, Advancing Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Arnav Shah Senior Research Associate, Policy and Research, The Commonwealth Fund Gretchen Jacobson Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund During Medicare open...
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
commonwealthfund.org | Faith Leonard |Gretchen Jacobson
Blog / October 1, 2024 Faith Leonard Program Associate, Advancing Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Gretchen Jacobson Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Faith Leonard Program Associate, Advancing Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Gretchen Jacobson Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund About one of five Medicare beneficiaries said they used discount websites to purchase prescription drugs in the past year Changes to how Medicare pays for prescription drugs, made through the...
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
jamanetwork.com | David Blumenthal |Gretchen Jacobson
The affordability of health care services has become a major issue for insured Americans because of limitations on coverage. Despite their guaranteed public coverage, people with Medicare also face affordability concerns.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
commonwealthfund.org | Erin Jones |Faith Leonard |Lovisa Gustafsson |Gretchen Jacobson |Andrea Noda |Michael Perry | +1 more
Most Medicare beneficiaries take prescription drugs regularly; many need to manage their health. Even with a variety of prescription drug coverage options for people with Medicare, about14 percent of beneficiaries age 65 and older have said they skip or do not fill their prescriptions because of the cost.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
commonwealthfund.org | Gretchen Jacobson |Faith Leonard
From 2016 to 2022, the number of dual-eligible beneficiaries increased from 10 million to 12 million. A larger share of dual-eligible beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans than in traditional Medicare. From 2013 to 2021, the proportion of dual-eligible beneficiaries in these plans doubled, from 24 percent to 51 percent.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Yevgeniy Feyman |Jose Figueroa |José Figueroa |Melissa M. Garrido |Gretchen Jacobson
Supporting Information Filename Description hesr14308-sup-0001-Supinfo.docxWord 2007 document , 174.9 KB Data S1. REFERENCES 1, , , et al. Breadth and exclusivity of hospital and physician networks in US insurance markets. JAMA Netw Open. 2020; 3(12):e2029419. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.29419 2 Kaiser Family Foundation. Fact sheet: Medicare Advantage. Kaiser Family Foundation. 2019. Accessed May 22, 2020.
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Mar 21, 2024 | 
commonwealthfund.org | Gretchen Jacobson
Issue Briefs / March 21, 2024 When it comes to caring for patients with chronic conditions, there are few significant differences between primary care physicians who mostly see Medicare Advantage patients and those who mostly see traditional Medicare patients With Medicare Advantage enrollment growing, it’s important to monitor how plans influence the care delivered by primary care physicians Introduction With enrollment growing in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, the private alternative to...
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Jan 31, 2024 | 
commonwealthfund.org | Gretchen Jacobson |Steven Findlay |Aimee Cicchiello
Explainer / January 31, 2024 Medicare Advantage plans will soon become the dominant form of Medicare coverage. What does this mean for beneficiaries and for the future of the Medicare program? Our Medicare Advantage policy primer explores the past, present, and future of private plans in Medicare Medicare Advantage plans will soon become the dominant form of Medicare coverage.
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Oct 19, 2023 | 
health.usnews.com | Elaine Hinzey |Gretchen Jacobson |C.J. Trent-Gurbuz
Getty ImagesMedicare insures millions of older Americans, but it’s a complex program that requires seniors to research their options when first enrolling and every year after during the renewal period. Because this task can be so daunting, you might be tempted to put it off for as long as possible. However, procrastinating can be a costly error. We've outlined the top 13 mistakes people tend to make during their Medicare enrollment period and how to avoid them.
