Jake Johnson is a senior editor and staff writer for Common Dreams.
Patients on Medicare Advantage spoke out against the privatized plans this week as part of a coordinated campaign to shed light on the program's care denials, treatment delays, and overbilling—and to pressure U.S. President Joe Biden to rein in the insurance giants raking in huge profits from such abuses. 'These corporations do nothing to increase positive outcomes in medical care.
com/0ED1iHBu0u — Be a Hero March 14, 2024 Next month, the Biden administration is expected to finalize 2025 payment rates for Medicare Advantage, which is funded by the federal government. Medicare Advantage plans frequently overbill the government by making patients appear sicker than they are. An analysis released last year by Physicians for a National Health Program estimated that Medicare Advantage plans are overcharging U.S.
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