Tag Archives: Medicare Advantage

Amber Lesley, MD, on Physician Engagement, MA, & “Administrivia”

Amber Lesley, MD, in lab coat next to Physician Voices podcast graphic.

Listen to our new podcast series — Physician Voices — to hear Dr. Lesley explore the value of physician engagement, streamlining MA reporting, and more.

Educating Patients About Medicare Advantage

Doctor shares Medicare Advantage resources with senior patient.

Primary care physicians and providers: do you have patients who are interested in enrolling in Medicare Advantage? Here’s how you can be an excellent resource for them.

What Do Medicare-Aged Patients Want in Their Healthcare?

Within the next 20 years, 20 percent of Americans will be 65 or older. It is crucial that providers understand this demographic’s preferences. How can providers embrace technology, increase patient education, and treat the social determinants of health to account for this “silver tsunami?”

Medicare Advantage for Independent Practices

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will decrease premiums and add more services to Medicare Advantage plans in 2021. Independent physicians and their traditional Medicare patients may benefit greatly from these changes should they decide to accept Medicare Advantage patients. What should physicians know before making the switch?

Preparing for the New Models: How to Develop an Effective Beneficiary Engagement Strategy

Elderly patient using laptop

Medicare Advantage is, in many ways, an outstanding example for value-based care. To best empower beneficiaries, physician leaders should develop a strategy around access, engagement, and education.

What Medicare Advantage Can Teach Us About Value-Based Care

Happy senior couple enjoying walk in the park

How might Medicare Advantage’s emphasis on flexibility, locality, and data utilization act as a model for the future of value-based care?

The Rundown | Week of 4.8.2019

Are vitamin supplements as effective as a healthy diet? How do Medicare Advantage updates encourage telehealth? Does screen time alter adolescents’ mental health? Find the answers to these questions and more in The Rundown!

Peak Practice Performance: Population Health

In part five of our “Peak Practice Performance” series, we examine how primary care providers can leverage “pop health” initiatives like wellness visits, Medicare Advantage, telehealth, and other strategies to boost their revenue and improve patient health outcomes!

The Rundown | Week of 11.5.2018

How does stress affect the brain? What is 23andMe’s new FDA-approved genetic test? How can peer support help diabetic patients? Find out the answers to these questions and more in The Rundown, our weekly digest of healthcare’s most important issues!

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