Medicare is increasingly privatized, and that could accelerate under president-elect Donald Trump. But Texas hospital advocates say the private plans threaten...
FILE - A UnitedHealthcare Group Medicare Advantage PPO card rests on top of a Medicare card is seen in Portland, Ore., June 10, 2024. plans to choose from. And while an increasing number of Medicare-eligible Americans are signing up for these private insurer plans, hospital advocates say the plans are threatening both patient care and the bottom line.
The health system’s vice president of managed care, Michelle Lindsley, said in a statement that agreements with insurers require “mutual trust, transparency and respect.” Across the board, Love said, hospitals in the Dallas-Fort Worth association have expressed dissatisfaction with some Medicare Advantage plans, but haven’t necessarily talked about dropping the plans.
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