Escaping the Medigap Trap: A Path to Real Choice in Medicare

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Each year, millions of Americans become eligible for Medicare and must choose between traditional, government-run Medicare or a privately administered Medicare Advantage plan. That decision can determine not only what care they receive, but when, where, and at what cost—often with lasting consequences for their health and financial security.

A new report authored by Brian Keyser (MS HAPI ’22) and Neda Ashtari examines how flawed enrollment rules trap Medicare beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage plans…and what policymakers can do about it. Brian is a Research Associate in Health Policy at the Center for American Progress. Read the full article from the Center for American Progress.