Earlier this year, policymakers made changes to the certain aspects of Medicare Advantage plans, which may make choosing a Medicare Advantage plan more enticing going
That’s because beginning next year, many Medicare Advantage plan (Part C) enrollees will have access to benefits that were previously unavailable, and are still unavailable to Original Medicare participants.
New Benefits
For the first time in 2019, about 270 plans are providing nearly 1.5 million enrollees with access to the following new types of expanded health-related supplemental benefits:
- adult day care services
- in-home support services
- caregiver support services
- home-based palliative care
- therapeutic massages
- home safety devices and modifications
- transportation to and from medical appointments
- meals delivered to the home
It’s exciting to finally see these services being covered. There’s not a lot of things can be more demoralizing to a person than losing their independence and having to move into an assisted living facility.
These new benefits will hopefully increase the
Plan Changes and Open Enrollment
Plan costs and benefits change often and it’s worth looking at the choices available to see what will fit your current health needs. I’d recommend starting your search with Medicare’s Handbook. This is an excellent resource they provide to help you make an informed decision.
Open enrollment for 2019 ends December 7th, so you’ll want to decide soon if you want to make changes to your Medicare coverage.