Reps Reintroduce Bill to Expand Eligibility for MA Supplemental Benefits

House Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-Fla.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) have re-introduced legislation that would increase the number of people who are eligible to receive supplemental benefits as part of their Medicare Advantage plans. Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Ph.D., associate director of KFF’s Program on Medicare Policy, explains that the bill is “trying to expand the definition of who can qualify for extra benefits that are not primarily health related.”

The bill comes as the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is considering standardizing a limited number of common supplemental benefits in MA — such as dental, vision and hearing benefits — with the goal of helping seniors better navigate a dizzying array of plan options.

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Tim has been a reporter and editor for newspapers, websites and magazines for more than 20 years, including 10 years covering health care business topics. He has a deep knowledge of the managed care industry and pharmacy benefit management. He also has experience covering medical conferences and clinical and legislative health care issues. In 2014, the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected Tim as one of 15 journalists to participate in a national symposium on the Affordable Care Act. Tim has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from Georgetown University.

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