Publicly traded shares of Humana, Inc., jumped after the announcement that private insurance companies will receive 3.5% for managing Medicare Advantage. The government spends 12% more for Medicare Advantage than for traditional Medicare. Rep. Pete Stark (D-Cal.), who chairs the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee and has been holding hearings on Medicare, told the Associated Press, “Current overpayments are unsustainable in light of our competing priorities.”
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