Medicare Advantage expands benefits with home care extras
Medicare Advantage plans will offer new supplemental benefits beyond doctor visits including carpet shampooing food for service dogs pest control and rides to a nutritionist starting next year. The government and insurers push broad coverage to keep people healthy and avoid large medical bills while plans may restrict access to some doctors or hospitals. About a third of Medicare enrollees choose Advantage plans and enrollment starts next month. The changes give plans more leeway to cover items not typical in traditional Medicare.
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Medicare Advantage adds preventive benefits and telemedicine
Insurers hope to market new benefits in Medicare Advantage plans starting Oct. 1 with open enrollment from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7, offering preventive care like home-friendly asthma aids and remote doctor visits. Consumers worry about plan changes yet some with illnesses may switch for better coverage, with a right to one switch in early 2020.
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