Modern Healthcare: The CMS has made it easier for seniors to compare and pick Medicare coverage options. While unveiling the initiative known as eMedicare, CMS Administrator Seema Verma denied advocates' concerns that the agency was attempting to steer seniors into Medicare Advantage, which provides a private option to the country's entitlement program but has narrower networks.
Under the eMedicare initiative, seniors can use an improved coverage wizard to decide whether Medicare or Medicare Advantage is right for them. The CMS also launched a calculator that estimates out-of-pocket costs on service and prescription drug costs. There's also a webchat option.
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