Forbes July 21, 2019
As health insurance companies expand into new regions offering privatized Medicare Advantage coverage and enroll more seniors, it could make the case for single payer more difficult for Democrats on the 2020 Presidential campaign trail.
Health insurance companies continue to announce record growth in their Medicare Advantage businesses with UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health insurer, announcing last week that its Medicare Advantage enrollment jumped by 400,000 seniors to eclipse 5 million. Meanwhile, other health insurance companies are announcing plans to expand into new states and counties to sell Medicare Advantage coverage to seniors for 2020 and beyond.
This enrollment growth and geographic expansions come while U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and some other Democrats...
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