Looking to Trim Rising Costs, More Employers Consider MA for Retirees' Medical Benefits

  • Dec 15, 2022

    Of the approximately 30.2 million seniors currently enrolled in Medicare Advantage, more than 5.2 million receive their coverage through an employer-sponsored group MA plan, according to the latest CMS enrollment data. That’s roughly the same proportion of MA enrollees in group plans as last year, when AIS Health reported on the rising popularity of Employer Group Waiver Plans (EGWPs, also commonly referred to as group Medicare). Meanwhile, those offerings are growing as the share of employers sponsoring retiree medical benefits is on the decline, according to recent analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation, which raised questions about the lack of transparency around these plans and the potential cost implications to the overall Medicare program. But industry experts argue that MA offers value to retirees that they can’t get through traditional, fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare. Read more
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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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