Medicare Advantage Plans’ Strategies May Not Actually Reduce Health Spending

Conventional wisdom holds that Medicare Advantage saves the government money by bringing a private-sector insurer’s focus on efficiency to the more freewheeling federal Medicare program. But that progress may have way more to do with the types of people who elect Medicare Advantage coverage — and much less to do with the cost-cutting strategies of … Continue reading Medicare Advantage Plans’ Strategies May Not Actually Reduce Health Spending