March 2017 – Page 5 – medicarereport.org

An Additional 1.4 Million More Medicare Advantage Members

Medicare Advantage membership continued to climb adding nearly 1.4 million more beneficiaries in 2017. As of February 1, 2017, a

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(By Rachel Bluth for Kaiser Health News) With prescription drug prices soaring and President Donald Trump vowing to take action,