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[EXTERNAL LINK] - Nebraska hospitals warn seniors that Medicare Advantage isn't for everyone
The Nebraska Hospital Association said Medicare Advantage plans often promote themselves as offering more benefits.
But President Jeremy Nordquist said the Advantage program requires unreasonable levels of documentation and often denies care coverage.
“For many seniors, it leaves holes in their health care system that will mean extensive out-of-pocket costs that seniors didn’t have to incur when they had traditional Medicare with a supplemental plan,” he said.
The association also said Medicare Advantage is jeopardizing the state’s hospitals.
The Nebraska Hospital Association said Medicare Advantage plans often promote themselves as offering more benefits.
But President Jeremy Nordquist said the Advantage program requires unreasonable levels of documentation and often denies care coverage.
“For many seniors, it leaves holes in their health care system that will mean extensive out-of-pocket costs that seniors didn’t have to incur when they had traditional Medicare with a supplemental plan,” he said.
The association also said Medicare Advantage is jeopardizing the state’s hospitals.