Over 10 million Americans which include about 1 million in Florida are recipients of benefits of the Medicare Advantage Healthcare plans. A study conducted by a health care consulting firm concluded that only 23 percent of Americans who were on Medicare Advantage Health insurance plans were signed up on four or five star plans. The government pays about ten thousand dollars each enrollee to the Medicare Advantage companies. As this is significantly higher than what it spends on Medicare, there is a margin here. This margin is utilized by Advantage companies to offer benefits such a gym memberships. There are around 349 Advantage Plans in Florida of which only two are rated five stars and over four are rated four stars.

The health insurance industry is of the opinion and says it has the data indicating Medicare Advantage Customers excellent medical care which is of high quality and results in good outcomes. However the nay says are of the opinion that those who are really sick and need care tend to opt for traditional Medicare and those who are healthy tend to go to Medicare Advantage health insurance plan. The health insurance industry is questioning the star system. Though many of them think it makes sense to tie performance to payment and many health insurance companies have made changes to their offerings.

Fernandina Beach Florida
City of Fernandina Beach Florida
Zip codes: 32034& 32035
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