Milliman reviewed the number of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans that are taking advantage of new flexibility by offering new types of benefits in 2019. This flexibility expands the types of supplemental benefits that can be provided to all enrollees and allows plans to offset different cost-sharing or additional benefits to specific subsets of their enrollees. Medicare beneficiaries who choose to enroll in MA should consider supplemental benefits in the context of all of their healthcare needs as well as any cost sharing and member premium.
This report was commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance, Inc.