Senate committee finds Medicare Advantage overpayments cost seniors billions [View all]
Source: The Hill
03/13/26 6:19 PM ET
A report by the Senate Joint Economic Committee (JEC) found that overpayments to Medicare Advantage (MA) plans caused Medicare Part B premiums to rise for all beneficiaries, including those on Traditional Medicare (TM).
According to the JEC’s report, overpayments to MA plans caused standard monthly Medicare Part B premiums to go from $185 in 2025 to $203 in 2026.
In 2025, MA plans were paid $84 billion more than it would have cost to cover the same amount of beneficiaries with TM plans, an average of 120 percent more.
The report defined “overpayments” as the difference between what the federal government paid for MA plans versus Traditional Medicare (TM) plans. When payments to MA plans exceeds those for TM plans, premiums go up for both groups.
Read more: https://thehill.com/newsletters/health-care/5783713-senate-committee-finds-medicare-advantage-overpayments-cost-seniors-billions/
Link to Senate Joint Economic Committee (JEC) PRESS RELEASE - JEC Brief Finds Medicare Advantage Overpayments Causing Increased Premiums for All Seniors
Link to Senate Joint Economic Committee (JEC) REPORT BRIEF (PDF) - https://www.jec.senate.gov/public/vendor/_accounts/JEC-R/issue-briefs/The%20Part%20B%20Premium%20Pass-Through.pdf
= new reply since forum marked as read