More than 60 Senators from both parties recently wrote to the U.S. Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services asserting that Congress backs Medicare Advantage. Just a few days later, however, the Administration proposed cuts to the program that could threaten benefits for Medicare Advantage enrollees.
Here is what policymakers, industry leaders and seniors are saying about the proposed changes to Medicare Advantage that would materialize in the form of fewer benefits and higher out of pocket costs: