(Photo by Westend61/Getty Images) Nonprofit MVP Health Care, a health plan based in Vermont and New York, and the University of Vermont Health Network are teaming up to launch a joint Medicare Advantage plan, the organizations announced this week. The entities are currently focused on adhering to regulatory requirements, and because of that offered few details about the benefit design. But a tentative start date has been announced: January 1, 2022. MVP and UVM plan to announce further details of their Medicare Advantage insurance plan during this fall's annual enrollment period. WHAT'S THE IMPACT? Medicare Advantage plans can offer coverage for services that original Medicare does not, such as vision, hearing, dental and wellbeing benefits. These plans are rapidly growing in popularity, with enrollment in Medicare Advantage doubling over the past decade, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.