Rep. Mark Pocan (@pocan.house.gov)

It’s Medicare Open Enrollment season. Don’t get fooled by the flashy commercials from Medicare Advantage companies. A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that traditional Medicare beneficiaries have access to TWICE as many doctors! Remember, only Medicare is Medicare.

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Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Access to About Half of the Physicians Available to Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries | KFF Medicare Advantage enrollees were in a plan that included just under half (48%) of all physicians available to traditional Medicare beneficiaries in their area in 2022, on average. The limitations of ... https://www.kff.org/medicare/medicare-advantage-enrollees-have-access-to-about-half-of-the-physicians-available-to-traditional-medicare-beneficiaries/?utm_campaign=KFF-Medicare&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9EzWsBMCnpoScMhnBKRLoldNgmSu7l_XKzDFEcXb-4QA0jscfQoPMCIExuMYEBsL1HZ9SsBOfuCWULEcxHJ3NjYzKEpA&_hsmi=387023554&utm_content=387023554&utm_source=hs_email&stream=top