Data on Medicare Advantage (MA) plans usage of specific supplemental benefits including home care may be available from CMS come early 2020, according to the Better Medicare Alliance (BMA).
 
BMA, who represents MA plans, stated that only 16 plans offered home care as a supplemental benefit to it’s members.
 
Here are a few statistics about MA as referenced in a fact sheet from BMA:
  • 24.4 million Americans are expected to choose a Medicare Advantage plan in 2020.
  • 97% of Medicare Advantage beneficiates will have access to a place with some dental, vision, hearing or fitness benefits. Several will provide all four.
  • 81% of Medicare Advantage enrollees will be enrolled in 4 or 5-star plans.
To view the rest of the fact sheet, visit https://bit.ly/2MnYTtd.
 
For more information on MA plans or the future data, visit https://www.bettermedicarealliance.org/.