When, when, WHEN will you guys look at the true incentives for the whole darn nation of seniors to be forced into Medicare Advantage plans??
Obamacare Was Supposed To Kill Medicare Advantage. It Only Made It Stronger
Marilyn Tavenner is about to make an unprecedented move: From head of Medicare, to the nation’s top lobbyist for private insurers — in just six months.
Tavenner will succeed Karen Ignagni as the CEO of America’s Heath Insurance Plans, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Tavenner had served as the administrator of CMS for more than three years, where she was responsible for Medicare, Medicaid, and much of Obamacare’s implementation.
Critics immediately seized on the merry-go-round of Washington — how another top White House official has found a job with the lobbyists she used to negotiate with.
“Is there a revolving-door emoji?” NPR’s Jacob Goldstein ruefully tweeted.
But I think there’s a very telling line, buried near the bottom of the Times‘ 798-word story.
“Asked about her priorities, Mr. Tavenner said she wanted to protect Medicare Advantage, the program under which private insurers manage care for more than 30 percent of the 55 million beneficiaries of Medicare.”
There’s a reason why private insurers care so much about Medicare Advantage: It’s arguably their hottest market right now...."
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