CMS
Unveils More User-Friendly Medicare Website
New Medicare.gov will
incorporate public feedback and make it easier to compare, choose,
and understand Medicare coverage.
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) unveiled several updates to the Medicare.gov website that make it
easier, for millions of people who use it, to navigate and access
information to compare and select health and drug coverage and find
providers. The updated website, based on consumer feedback,
prominently features timely initiatives and messages on the
homepage and highlights key tasks and information most frequently
sought by people with Medicare, people nearing Medicare
eligibility, and their families.
“CMS is making Medicare.gov easier to use and more
helpful for people seeking to understand their Medicare coverage,
which is an essential part of staying healthy,” said CMS
Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. “We are committed to
listening to the people we serve as we design and deliver new,
personalized online resources and expanded customer support options
for people with Medicare coverage and those who support them.”
Since 2021, CMS has introduced a number of
enhancements to Medicare.gov to create a more welcoming and
user-friendly experience. This week’s improvements redesign the
Medicare.gov home page and, also, add more detailed pricing
information about Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) Policies
that give individuals the information they need to compare Medigap
plan costs and coverage options. CMS is committed to providing
comprehensive and easily accessible information to support people
with Medicare in their decision making. Additional improvements are
planned for the next few months to streamline the Medicare Plan
Finder landing page and the Medicare Account landing page, and
align the look and feel with the new home page.
Other updates to Medicare.gov throughout the past
year include using simple language to answer complex questions
people often have about Medicare coverage and step-by-step guidance
to help people who are new to Medicare understand their coverage
options and when they need to sign up. For example, a redesign of
the "Get started with Medicare” section in the summer of 2021
guides users through a few questions to get personalized
information for their unique situation to make it faster and easier
to learn about Medicare and sign up. Updates to improve
user-friendly navigation on the website include the implementation
of a simple and modern consistent header in early 2021.
CMS continues to use feedback from Medicare.gov
users, along with human-centered design principles, to explore and
plan future enhancements to the website and is committed to
expanding personalization to create an optimized customer
experience for people with Medicare and those who help them.
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