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US to raise Medicare payments to insurers 0.45pc in 2018
NEW YORK: The US government on Monday said it would increase payments to health insurers who offer Medicare Ad
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Medicare Advantage plans, in which private insurers manage health benefits for people aged 65 or older and the disabled, are the fastest growing form of government healthcare, with enrollment of 18 million people last year.
On Feb. 1, the government proposed an increase of 0.25 percent. Monday's is a final rate.