tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909222850906563288.post772029896536688521..comments2024-03-10T11:29:12.088-07:00Comments on Advocacy for Patients with Chronic Illness: Medicare by Voucher?Advocacy for Patientshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05587406553911123626noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909222850906563288.post-63771240049743292412011-01-28T06:37:23.878-08:002011-01-28T06:37:23.878-08:00Did the private insurance industry do a bang up jo...Did the private insurance industry do a bang up job on saving money with Medicare Advantage plans? <br /><br />To help finance health reform, Congress cut $136 billion over 10 years from the program, in which private insurers provide Medicare health plans for seniors. The private plans, which are paid a flat fee from the government for each enrollee were a likely target: They cost the government much more per beneficiary, on average, than does traditional Medicare, according to Medicare’s advisory commission.<br /><br />http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2010/August/06/medicare-advantage.aspx<br /><br />They kept asking the government for more money to manage the Medicare Advantage plans, especially in FL.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168942426537647131noreply@blogger.com