Forbes September 12, 2022
A record 28.4 million seniors get their insurance through Medicare Advantage, according to a new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation. They account for nearly half of all eligible Medicare beneficiaries.
And that share will likely increase. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that more than 60% of the total Medicare population will be in Medicare Advantage plans by 2032.
That’s anathema to progressive Democrats, who are singularly focused on expanding government’s control over the healthcare market. They’re holding hearings to attack Medicare Advantage and trying to cut spending on the program.
The broadsides against Medicare Advantage are really just attempts to claw back many of the benefits seniors currently enjoy—and to force them into one-size-fits-all government coverage.
Unlike traditional Medicare,...
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