Medicare Advantage

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Bush Administration's Medicare Advantage Plan Costs Double

Submitted by Armand Biroonak
October 13th, 2008

The Bush Administration’s privatized “Medicare Advantage” plans are rising twice as fast as costs in traditional Medicare, according to the Government Accountability Office, the Congressional Budget Office, and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

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Round 1 of the New Health Care Debate

By Bill Scher
July 15th, 2008

Consistent with the country's shift of the political center towards the left, veto-proof bipartisan majorities sent President Bush a bill that took a stand against the privatization of Medicare, reducing subsidies to private health insurance companies that offer Medicare Advantage plans. more »

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