Collins, King, Colleagues Urge Support for Medicare Advantage Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan group of their colleagues in urging the Administration to continue support for the Medicare Advantage program, which provides quality health care to 27 million seniors and individuals with disabilities.
“As you consider annual updates for plan year 2023,” wrote the Senators, “we ask you to ensure that payment or policy changes allow Medicare Advantage plans to continue to provide the patient-centered care that 43 percent of Medicare-eligible Americans rely on every day.”
“Enrollees in the program benefit from out-of-pocket cost limits and plan options that can include access to telehealth services, in-home care, nutrition services, and transportation benefits to meet seniors’ individual needs,” the Senators continued. “In fact, over 95 percent of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries have access to meal services, telehealth, transportation, dental, fitness, vision, and hearing benefits. Access to these benefits and care provided under the Medicare Advantage program have helped enrollees stay healthy and safe throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.”
In addition to Senators Collins and King, the letter was signed by Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tim Scott (R-SC), Roger Marshall (R-KS), John Hoeven (R-ND), James Risch (R-ID), John Boozman (R-AR), Marco Rubio (R-FL), Mike Braun (R-IN), John Kennedy (R-LA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Todd Young (R-IN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Tom Cotton (R-AR), James Lankford (R-OK), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Ben Sasse (R-NE), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Rand Paul (R-KY), Rob Portman (R-OH), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Richard Burr (R-NC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), James Inhofe (R-OK), Roy Blunt (R-MO), John Barrasso (R-WY), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Gary Peters (D-MI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Mark Warner (D-VA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tom Carper (D-DE), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Rick Scott (R-FL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Steve Daines (D-MT), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Bob Casey (D-PA), John Thune (R-SD), John Cornyn (R-TX), and Jon Tester (D-MT).
The full letter can be read here.
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