Medicare Advantage is covering more and more Americans − some because they don’t get to choose
- Written by Grace McCormack, Research scientist of Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
Since the mid-2000s, the Medicare system has dramatically transformed. Enrollment in Medicare Advantage – the private alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the government – has more than quadrupled. It now accounts for the majority of Medicare enrollment.
Employers, including state government agencies, are...