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October 17, 2019 at 04:57 PM
The 2020 Medicare Advantage plan market may be a lot like the 2019 market — except that the issuers are offering more plans with no out-of-pocket premium costs for the enrollees.
Analysts from Mark Farrah Associates have reported that finding in a new analysis of the Medicare plan issuer data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
(Related: 10 Top States for 2020 Medicare Advantage Capitation Payment Increases)
The annual enrollment period for 2020 started Tuesday and is set to end Dec. 7.
The Medicare Advantage program gives private issuers a chance to provide an alternative to CMS “Original Medicare” coverage. Issuers can collect a combination of CMS subsidy money and enrollee premium payments, or they can rely solely on money from CMS.
