Comment on Medicare Advantage plans cleared to go beyond medical coverage — even groceries

Medicare Advantage plans cleared to go beyond medical coverage — even groceries

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) This article originally appeared on Kaiser Health News. Air conditioners for people with asthma, healthy groceries, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals may be among the new benefits added to Medicare Advantage coverage when new federal rules take effect next year. On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded how it defines the “primarily health-related” benefits that insurers are allowed to include in their Medicare Advantage policies.

 

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