“The data and the best minds in the industry look for nominal growth in 2022,” states Jesse Slome, director of the Medicare advocacy organization. “We expect the number of policies will total 14.6 million, about 100,000 more than each of the prior two years.”
In citing data for the prediction, the Association director acknowledged CSG Actuarial, leading experts, for Medicare market analysis. “Clearly the growth trend is stronger for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans,” Slome acknowledged. The Association recently reported that some 26 million MA plans would exist in 2022.
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