Wyden To CMS: Don’t Promote MA Over Traditional Medicare

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Democrat Ron Wyden (OR) called on CMS Thursday (Dec. 6) to “be straight with the seniors about all of their health care options” amid concerns from some beneficiary advocates that the agency is favoring Medicare Advantage over traditional Medicare. “The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services cannot become an advertising arm of private insurance, or any other type of Medicare, because the role is to make sure that seniors get straight talk about all of their...