Madison Czopek, PolitiFact

Proposed Medicare Advantage Changes Cannot Accurately Be Called ‘Cuts,’ Experts Say

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CMS advanced two proposed changes that could affect Medicare Advantage plans. One would allow the government to recover past overpayments. As a result, it could reduce those insurers’ profits, leading them to increase enrollees’ out-of-pocket costs or reduce benefits. But it’s inaccurate to characterize the changes as “cuts.”