AHIP September 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (September 1, 2021) – Medicare Advantage provides 27 million seniors and people with disabilities with better services, better access to care, and better value than traditional Medicare. And as Congress turns its attention to a budget plan intended to bolster the safety net in America, it’s important to ensure Medicare Advantage is not targeted to pay for other government spending. That’s the message in a new Washington Examiner op-ed penned by AHIP president and CEO Matt Eyles, which ran today.

Lawmakers are considering using Medicare Advantage to pay for adding new dental, vision, and hearing benefits in traditional Medicare. These are important benefits, but adding them to Medicare Part B is duplicative and paying for them by...

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