An initiative by Humana (NYSE: HUM) that addresses social determinants of health posted positive results in five of seven target communities in 2018. On average, Humana Medicare Advantage (MA) members in participating communities saw a 2.7% reduction in “unhealthy days” experienced in 2018, according to the insurer’s 2019 Bold Goal progress report. Unhealthy days are tracked using a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) assessment tool called Healthy Days, whi

Medicare Advantage Plans May Provide Additional Supplemental Benefits in 2020 On April 27, 2018, the Medicare Drug and Health Plan Contract Administration Group of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a memo to Medicare Advantage (MA) Plans about reinterpretation of the definition of "primarily health related" for the purposes of providing supplemental benefits to enrollees. Beginning in CY 2019, CMS expanded the definition of "primarily health related