October 2, 2023
The Alliance of Community Health Plans (ACHP) has released an infographic outlining our recommendations to address wasteful broker compensation in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program as part of MA for Tomorrow, ACHP’s vision for the future of MA. Brokers play a critical role in helping seniors navigate MA enrollment to find the plan that best meets their needs. Despite a cap established in 2009 by CMS on the commissions brokers can earn for new enrollees and renewals, some brokers are being compensated more than twice the CMS commission limit via incentives and administrative fees. MA for Tomorrow standardizes broker payments and protects consumers by establishing a ceiling on total compensation, requiring health plans to report total compensation and allowing bonus payments to brokers who enroll consumers in high-quality plans.
Read more about how MA for Tomorrow improves consumer navigation in the MA program here.
New from ACHP:
- ACHP Letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Vought on Deregulation in Health Care
- Chronic Disease Pledge Bright Spot: Baylor Scott & White Health Plan’s Diabetes Management Program
- ACHP Statement on Energy & Commerce Committee Medicaid Markup
- ACHP Statement on “Most-Favored-Nation” Rx Pricing Executive Order
- ACHP Statement on Drug Pricing
- Ending the Allure of Drug Advertising
