AHIP Says Opposition Rising to Proposed MA Pay Cut
On Monday, America's Health Insurance Plans continued its efforts to block a proposed 2.2% cut in federal payments to Medicare Advantage plans by noting the growing opposition among beneficiaries to the reduction. AHIP has been lobbying against the cuts -- which it says will deal a "crushing blow" to insurers and beneficiaries -- through advertisements, polls and reports.
- "AHIP: 40,000 Seniors Oppose Medicare Advantage Cuts" (Viebeck, "Healthwatch," The Hill, 3/25).