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- Rep. Mark Pocan wants to strip the “Medicare” name away from the Medicare Advantage program. The Wisconsin Democrat — who is fighting for a shift to a fully government-run health finance system — introduced H.R. 9187 last week. Pocan hopes to change the name of the program to the “Alternative Private Health Plan.”
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Oct 13, 2022 · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the Medicare Open Enrollment period, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) are introducing the "Save Medicare Act" to rename so-called "Medicare Advantage" plans, prohibit private insurers from using "Medicare" in plan titles or advertisements, and impose significant fines for any insurer ...
- Pocan, Khanna, Schakowsky Introduce Bill to Strengthen ...
This bill renames so-called "Medicare Advantage" plans,...
- Schakowsky, Pocan, Khanna Introduce Bill to Strengthen ...
As we enter the second month of the Medicare Advantage open...
- Pocan, Khanna, Schakowsky Introduce Bill to Strengthen ...
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While conservatives in Congress originally opposed the creation of the Medicare program, Medicare today has broad support. The Better Medicare Alliance said last week, in an announcement about its upcoming summit, that its list of supporters includes both Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., and Rep. Linda Sánchez, D-Calif. Marshall is a medical doctor who...
The Better Medicare Alliance says it has datashowing that 94.9% of the Medicare Advantage participants a survey firm polled for it reported being satisfied with their coverage, compared with 96% of Original Medicare enrollees. About 74.8% of the survey participants with Medicare Advantage coverage reported having a flu shot in the past year, and 93...
Pocan said Thursday, during an appearance on The Thom Hartmann Program, a live call-in radio show, that keeping private insurers from using the Medicare name is important because they impose more restrictions on use of care, such as preauthorization review programs and provider network limitations, that “Original Medicare” does not impose. Pocan sa...
H.R. 9187 is under the jurisdiction of the House Ways and Means and House Energy and Commerce committees. At press time, H.R. 9187 had one co-sponsor, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. Pocan has never seen a stand-alone bill he has introduced signed into law. Khanna has one passage for five stand-alone bills. One bill signed into law affected apprenticeship...
Feb 1, 2023 · Rep. Mark Pocan and two colleagues are reviving a fight to take “Medicare” out of the name of the Medicare Advantage program — and, this time, they have a YouTube that looks like a parody of a...
Oct 13, 2022 · The Save Medicare Act (PDF), introduced Thursday by Reps. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, and Ro Khanna, D-California, argues that MA plans mislead seniors.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the Medicare Open Enrollment period, U.S. Representatives Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) are introducing the “Save Medicare Act” to rename so-called “Medicare Advantage” plans, prohibit private insurers from using “Medicare” in plan titles or advertisements, and impose significant fines for ...
