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Medicare Advantage: $1 Trillion Misallocation Amid Non-Medical Perks

5/6/2025

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Medicare Advantage misallocates taxpayer funds, providing non-medical perks such as golf and ski passes.
Projected overpayments to private insurers could reach $1 trillion over the next decade.
In 2024, 48% of plans will offer expanded supplemental benefits, including non-medical perks.
Critics claim these perks attract healthier enrollees, raising costs and boosting insurer profits.
Lawmakers are exploring cuts to overpayments to support social programs or lessen taxpayer burdens.

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Story summary

Medicare Advantage misallocates taxpayer funds, providing non-medical perks such as golf and ski passes.
Projected overpayments to private insurers could reach $1 trillion over the next decade.
In 2024, 48% of plans will offer expanded supplemental benefits, including non-medical perks.
Critics claim these perks attract healthier enrollees, raising costs and boosting insurer profits.
Lawmakers are exploring cuts to overpayments to support social programs or lessen taxpayer burdens.