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"Seniors who like their current coverage should be able to keep it. The entire Medicare program, including Medicare Advantage, needs to be carefully evaluated as part of comprehensive health care reform, but policymakers should not force seniors to fund a disproportionate share of the cost of reform."

America's Health Insurance Plans - Providing Health Benefits to More Than 200 Million Americans

Important Facts About Medicare Advantage:

• The Impact of Proposed Cuts to Medicare Advantage
• Millions of Seniors Rely on Medicare Advantage for Their Health Security
• Medicare Advantage Provides Additional Benefits and Improved Quality Care
• Medicare Advantage Has Bipartisan Support
• Important Facts About Payments to Medicare Advantage
  

Resources on Medicare Advantage:

Two new reports showing the improved quality of care seniors in Medicare Advantage receive compared to the fee-for-service Medicare program:

• Reductions in Hospital Days, Re-Admissions, and Potentially Avoidable Admissions Among Medicare Advantage Enrollees in California and Nevada, 2006
• Working Paper: A Preliminary Comparison of Utilization Measures Among Diabetes and Heart Disease Patients in Eight Regional Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Fee-for-Service i
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