Congress Furious Over Medicare Advantage Authorization Abuses
Imagine that. Congress members have started to notice that insurance companies are abusing seniors who have Medicare Advantage plans, especially with denial of authorizations that wouldn't happen with traditional Medicare. Remember, you still have time to change your coverage. Via Politico:
“It was stunning how many times senators on both sides of the aisle kept linking constituent problems with denying authorizations for care,” Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said in an interview, referring to a bevy of complaints from colleagues during a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing.
[...] “CMS is very attuned to what is going on on the Hill,” Sean Creighton, managing director of policy for consulting firm Avalere Health, said of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He added that next year will likely bring “more scrutiny by the Hill and CMS on this, and there will be more reporting requirements for the plans and actions the plans are required to take to lessen the burden on providers and patients.”