What is the obligation of a Medicare Advantage plan? Shareholder value, or patient health?

By Norwood Staffing | March 22, 2025 |

By Brian Murphy What is the obligation of Medicare Advantage (MA) plans? Maximizing shareholder value? Or, keeping members healthy? It’s both … but ultimately the latter, I believe. YMMV. Recently I stated that UnitedHealth and other MA organizations bear responsibility in keeping their members healthy. A healthcare executive disagreed: “Is State Farm responsible for keeping…

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