Medicare Advantage has serious problems, according to a bipartisan group of lawmakers who aim to improve, not dismantle, the wildly popular alternative to traditional Medicare coverage.
House members from both parties expressed frustration about the Advantage program, also called Medicare C, in a July 22 hearing of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee.
They decried what they saw as the unfulfilled promise of a program intended to provide holistic care but that has become better known for prior authorization denials, payment delays, and runaway costs.
“We’re spending $5 trillion as a country,” subcommittee Chairman Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) said. “It seems like we’re getting sicker, and we’re spending a lot more money.”…
Bipartisan Lawmakers Aim to Fix Medicare Advantage
