> Cost to whom? I don't see how Medicare Advantage can cost less to patients than Medicare
How do you think Medicare works? Do you think that, once you're covered by Medicare, you just show up at a doctor or hospital, flash your government-issued Medicare card, and receive free treatment for any covered services, without having to pay anything out of pocket?
(For the record, that is not how it works. Medicare is not free for patients. Premiums are neither your only nor your largest expense.)
How do you think Medicare works? Do you think that, once you're covered by Medicare, you just show up at a doctor or hospital, flash your government-issued Medicare card, and receive free treatment for any covered services, without having to pay anything out of pocket?
(For the record, that is not how it works. Medicare is not free for patients. Premiums are neither your only nor your largest expense.)