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Chris Van Hollen: So once it is fully phased in, and the chairman mentioned reductions in the Medicare. So some of the savings we…

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
So once it is fully phased in, and the chairman mentioned reductions in the Medicare. So some of the savings we achieved, a significant amount of savings we achieved, were in reducing these overpayments, these huge subsidies, to the private Medicare Advantage plans.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing savings achieved by reducing subsidies to Medicare Advantage plans post-Affordable Care Act.

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