CBO has revised upward its projections of Medicare spending in the coming decade, due in part to higher-than-expected spending on Medicare Advantage in 2019/2020, driven in part by higher payment rates to plans and coding intensity for MA enrollees. https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56020 …
Every healthy person over 65 choosing #OriginalMedicare costs our government $0/mo. Every healthy person over 65 choosing #MedicareAdvantage costs our government $980/mo. Can you see the problem now?