(The Center Square) – As Congress debates how to rein in federal spending, some experts say aspects of Medicare Advantage should be on the chopping block, starting with $86 billion a year in taxpayer-funded supplemental benefits that often go unused or unverified.

(The Center Square) – The Department of Veterans Affairs and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plan to address a long-running problem of both agencies getting billed and paying for the same health care services, essentially doubling up on payments at the expense of taxpayers.

(The Center Square) – AARP-sponsored Medicare Advantage plans are among the lowest-rated options in many of the nation’s largest senior markets, despite the organization receiving over $1 billion annually to endorse them.