Nearly half of health systems are considering dropping Medicare Advantage plans
According to the report, 16% of health systems are planning to stop accepting one or more Medicare Advantage plans in the next two years. Another 45% said they are considering the same but have not made a final decision.
REBUTTAL . . .
Sachin Jain, MD, CEO of SCAN Group — one of the nation's largest nonprofit Medicare Advantage companies — cautioned health systems that dropping Medicare Advantage plans is a short-term trend that is "going to backfire in a big way for these large health systems."
Nearly half of health systems are considering dropping Medicare Advantage plans
"Onerous" authorization requirements and high denial rates have health systems considering whether to drop Medicare Advantage plans.
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According to the report, 16% of health systems are planning to stop accepting one or more Medicare Advantage plans in the next two years. Another 45% said they are considering the same but have not made a final decision.
REBUTTAL . . .
Sachin Jain, MD, CEO of SCAN Group — one of the nation's largest nonprofit Medicare Advantage companies — cautioned health systems that dropping Medicare Advantage plans is a short-term trend that is "going to backfire in a big way for these large health systems."