The Meteoric Rise of Private Medicare Advantage Insurance

<p>Medicare is in the midst of a pretty dramatic transformation. Before long, two out of every three enrollees will likely have a private Medicare Advantage plan.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>This week, we look at what’s gained and what’s lost when private insurers manage so much of the nation’s Medicare program — and where we go from here.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p>Carol Berman, Medicare Advantage enrollee</p><p><a href="https://www.usp.org/about/board-of-trustees/richard-gilfillan" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rick Gilfillan</a>, MD, MBA, independent consultant, former hospital and insurance executive and former Medicare official</p><p><a href="https://hcp.hms.harvard.edu/people/j-michael-mcwilliams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michael McWilliams</a>, MD, PhD, Professor of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School; Professor of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital</p><br><p>Learn more and read a full transcript on <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/2023/06/15/medicare-advantage-enrollment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our website</a>.</p><br><p>We want to hear what you think about our humble podcast, take 5-10 minutes to fill out our <a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/tradeoffs-audience-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">listener survey</a>.</p><br><p>Want more Tradeoffs? Sign up for our free <a href="https://tradeoffs.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=6ab1fc39a0b1b15521551487c&amp;id=89c5edcb93&amp;utm_source=twitter-newsletter-signup&amp;utm_medium=twitter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">weekly newsletter</a> featuring the latest health policy research and news.</p><br><p>Support this type of journalism today, <a href="https://tradeoffs.org/donate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">with a gift</a>.</p><br><p>Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' tar