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Mark Pocan: “Medicare Advantage plans were invented to try to have cost…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Wisconsin Town Hall on Immigration, Social Security, and Political Activism

Published | Video Starts at 35:10

So about as much as Doge is doing for all of firing of people we could have done with a single vote. Second, Medicare Advantage plans, those are privatized plans that are still have Medicare Advantage plans were invented to try to have cost savings in Medicare. We spend more on them now than actually Medicare costs. And you have to get prior authorization. And literally there are millions of people every year who get denied care. And only 1 to 3% of people then object to that and try to get it overturned. (35:10–35:18)

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Asserts that Medicare Advantage plans cost more than traditional Medicare.

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