Why do doctors not like Medicare Advantage plans?
Answered by 2 licensed agents
Doctors have three main reasons for disliking MA plans: A) they don't want to do the paperwork involved with these types of (free of premiums, govt-subsidized) plans, B) due to that paperwork, they would be forced to hire more people to administer the plans, and
C) Advantage plans take much longer to pay the in and out of network physicians and thus want nothing to do with any Advantage plan. But they gladly take on patients with Medicare Supplements, a.k.a., Medigap plans.
C) Advantage plans take much longer to pay the in and out of network physicians and thus want nothing to do with any Advantage plan. But they gladly take on patients with Medicare Supplements, a.k.a., Medigap plans.
Answered by Steven Bleicher on April 2, 2025
Broker Licensed in AZ
Medicare Advantage plans are managed care plans. This means that the insurance companies have the ability to require different things to receive care like preauthorizations, step therapies, and limitations on certain types of procedures.
Answered by Jan Breheny on March 31, 2025
Broker Licensed in MO
Tags: Coverage Medicare Advantage
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