HHS: Premiums Decline, Enrollment Up in MA Plans
On Wednesday, HHS announced that premiums for Medicare Advantage plans decreased by 7% and enrollment increased by 10% in the last year. HHS said the data show that the federal health reform law has not weakened the program, but insurers argued that significant program cuts are still to come.
- "New Administration Figures Aim To Show Health Law Strengthened Private Medicare Plans" (Pecquet, "Healthwatch," The Hill, 2/1).