Medicare Trying To Nudge Seniors Out Of Plans With Low Ratings

Medicare officials are trying a novel approach during this open enrollment season to gently nudge a half million beneficiaries out of 26 private drug and medical plans that have performed poorly over the past three years.

It begins with letters informing seniors they are enrolled in a plan that received low ratings."We encourage you to compare this plan to other options in your area and decide if it is still the right choice for you," the letter from Medicare urges. About 375,000 members of Medicare Advantage plans received the letters, along with 150,000 drug plan members in 48 states, the District of Columba and Puerto Rico, including California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio and Texas.

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Source: Kaiser Health News in collaboration with USA Today