Premium Emphasis, Issues In Plan Finder Update May Hurt Beneficiaries

Academics and beneficiary advocates are continuing to raise concerns with the Medicare Plan Finder tool as open enrollment continues -- namely that the updated website puts too much emphasis on the least expensive Medicare premium, rather than the smallest overall cost, and has missing or inaccurate cost information. A recent Health Affairs report found the default sorting of coverage options by the least expensive premium in the updated Medicare Plan Finder tool continued through the first half of Medicare’s...