Thirty-five percent of seniors--including 62% of low-income seniors--enrolled in Medicare Advantage say they would skip some of the healthcare treatments they currently receive if the option of choosing a Medicare health plan is taken away, while three-fourths of physicians believe that seniors will be harmed if Congress cuts the Medicare Advantage program, according to two new surveys released by America’s Health Insurance Plans. Forty-two percent of seniors say they would pay higher out-of-pocket costs if the option of choosing a Medicare Advantage plan was taken away, and 90% of beneficiaries are satisfied with their Medicare Advantage coverage overall, up from 84% in AHIP’s 2003 survey. In addition, the majority of physicians surveyed said Congress should cut other programs or raise taxes rather than cut Medicare Advantage. Read the press release.
