Verma Says Medicare Website Changes Aim To Provide Info, Not Push MA Coverage

CMS Administrator Seema Verma said changes to the Medicare website for the 2019 open enrollment, including a beneficiary out-of-pocket cost calculator that is optimized for mobile devices, are meant to help provide beneficiaries with information they need to make decisions, but was adamant the agency is not attempting to steer beneficiaries into Medicare Advantage rather than traditional Medicare. The agency on Monday (Oct. 1) announced a multi-year initiative to update Medicare resources for beneficiaries, including data integration and web product...