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Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Substantially Lower in Medicare Advantage Than Traditional Medicare
Expected monthly out-of-pocket costs for a typical enrollee were about 18-24% lower in Medicare Advantage in recent years, which likely helped fuel the program’s enrollment surge.
Experts: Erin Trish
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Cost Sharing for Preferred Branded Drugs in Medicare Part D
Featured Experts: Erin Trish
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Commonwealth Fund
Do Medicare Advantage Provider Networks Change the Way Beneficiaries Use Health Care?
Featured Experts: Grace McCormack, Erin Trish
Bloomberg Law
The first round of Medicare drug negotiations lacked true transparency, Lakdawalla explains
Featured Experts: Darius Lakdawalla
USC Today
Proposed Medicare coverage of at-home long-term care would have profound impact, Zissimopoulos says
Featured Experts: Julie Zissimopoulos
STAT
Ginsburg interviewed about his Medicare reform proposals
Featured Experts: Paul Ginsburg
CNN
The first round of Medicare drug price negotiations had modest impact, Joyce says
Featured Experts: Geoffrey Joyce
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Fixing Medicare Advantage With Competitive Bidding
A white paper by Schaeffer Scholars recommends a competitive bidding model that bases Medicare Advantage rates on market forces instead of spending in traditional Medicare.
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