This briefing serves as a one-stop-shop background tool on MA, providing must-know details on the currently enrollment, payer, regulatory, and health system landscapes.
Key Takeaways
MA is now more popular with seniors than traditional Medicare.
Patients have a dizzying array of choices for MA plans - most with no premiums.
MA is still the major profit pool until 2026, but new changes are tightening margins and lowering enrollment projections.
CMS is limiting MA profitability through policy changes in star ratings and the 2025 Proposed Rule, among several others.