Former CMS administrator: ‘I would like to see Medicare Advantage slowed or stopped’

Becker's Healthcare February 8, 2024
Jakob Emerson

Medicare Advantage is now the dominant form of Medicare in the U.S., with a projected 54% share by the end of 2024, or more than 33 million enrollees.

According to January estimates from the Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission, Medicare Advantage plans will drive an additional $88 billion in payments to the program in 2024 compared with what traditional Medicare would receive.

Becker’s sat down with Don Berwick, MD, who served as CMS administrator during the Obama administration and is a current health policy lecturer at Harvard Medical School in Boston, to discuss where the Medicare Advantage program stands and potential reforms in the coming years.

Question: What are your broad thoughts on the state of Medicare Advantage as we...

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