Medicare Advantage has not been on Congress’ menu for massive cuts this year but suddenly more Republicans say it should be. Republicans largely drove the creation of Medicare Advantage in the late 1990s, championing the privatized version of Medicare on the rationale that the private sector would innovate and find efficiencies to save the broader Medicare program money. Yet savings have not materialized, Medicare Advantage insurers have come under increasing criticism over their marketing and prior authorization policies, and even some Republicans have been pushing for reforms.
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Source: https://www.modernhealthcare.com/politics-policy/medicare-advantage-trump-tax-cuts