MVP Health Care discontinuing managed Medicare plans that serve 2,100 in WNY
By Stephen T. Watson, The Buffalo News, N.Y. | |
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Fifty-four percent of senior citizens in the area are enrolled in a
MVP said this week that 19,805 senior citizens statewide are enrolled in the plans that will be discontinued next year. The
"As laudable as these programs are, and they have many outstanding features, MVP can no longer afford to offer them. And we believe plan members -- seniors living on fixed incomes -- will not be able to afford the premiums we would have to charge for them,"
The insurer held news conferences Tuesday in
MVP still will offer
"The MVP decision demonstrates multiple challenges for
BlueCross BlueShield,
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"There's no question that it's more challenging to balance the cost and benefit in line with the cuts that are coming for MA plans," said
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