2023 MA Landscape Features Geographic Expansions, Duals Offerings and Part B Givebacks

  • Oct 06, 2022

    Medicare beneficiaries in nearly every state will have more Medicare Advantage plans to choose from and see lower premiums this fall when shopping for coverage, according to CMS’s recently released landscape files for the 2023 plan year. And both major insurers and regional plans at press time were touting new offerings such as Part B buyback plans, flexible spending features that include allowances for utilities, and enhanced dental coverage. 

    “What we’re seeing is kind of a continuation of what we’ve seen in the past several years, which is expanding of not only the big five but also of the smaller insurers as well, and then increased focus on supplemental benefits and the Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI), and continued expansion into the D-SNP [Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan] market,” observes Betsy Seals, co-founder and CEO of Rebellis Group, LLC.

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  • Lauren Flynn Kelly

    Lauren has been covering health business issues since the early 2000s and specializes in in-depth reporting on Medicare Advantage, managed Medicaid and Medicare Part D. She also possesses a deep understanding of the complex world of pharmacy benefit management, having written AIS Health’s Radar on Drug Benefits from 2004 to 2005 and again from 2011 to 2016. In addition to her role as managing editor of Radar on Medicare Advantage, she oversees AIS Health’s publications and manages the health editorial staff. She graduated from Vassar College with a B.A. in English.

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