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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Private insurance companies under Medicare Advantage take…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Advocates for Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Medicare Advantage Fraud

Published | Video Starts at 03:23

And then when people actually do need more care, private insurance companies under Medicare Advantage don't want to pay for it. And all of this adds up to Private insurance companies under Medicare Advantage take somewhere between 80 billion and $140 billion per year from the federal government. that they then pocket in their own profits. That's a lot of your waste, fraud and abuse margin right there. 80 to $140 billion per year. (03:23–03:30)

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Asserts that Medicare Advantage companies take $80-$140 billion annually from the federal government.

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