For more on Medicare Advantage, download STAT’s latest report, Medicare Advantage decoded: Care, coverage, and a changing health care system
Medicare Advantage insurers thrived under the first Trump administration, and it’s expected to happen again now that Trump is returning to the White House and Republicans are taking control of Congress.
The Medicare Advantage program is expected to cost taxpayers and beneficiaries more than $500 billion this year. For the past decade, it has been the insurance industry’s golden goose of profitability. But insurance companies have lamented recent regulations, worrying their margins will take a hit.
This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers
Unlock this article — and get additional analysis of the financial innards of our health care system — by subscribing to STAT+.
Already have an account? Log in
