Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names.
In response to Sarah Jane Tribble’s report about growing enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans — and the growing concerns — a senior policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation weighed in on X, formerly known as Twitter:
— Katherine Hempstead, Princeton, New Jersey
Medicare Advantage: To Whose Advantage?
Sarah Jane Tribble did an excellent job reporting on Medicare Advantage plans and the major limitations within them that leave people basically screwed (“Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans,” Jan. 5).
Don’t forget presidential hopeful Nikki Haley at one of the Republican debates stated that Medicare Advantage plans are what the majority of seniors want and should be expanded.
That next morning, I immediately called the South Carolina Democratic Party and offered that they should be standing on their desks demonizing her because they know full well that low-income, underserved Black people in South Carolina rural ZIP codes wouldn’t be eligible for Advantage plans where care is linked to ZIP code.
Shame on all parties and candidates who never mention single-payer universal health care (with the exception of Green Party candidates).
Good news story, Ms. Tribble.
— Steve Scuderi, Chicago
A health services researcher in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University also praised the article on social media:
This piece is REALLY great (thanks, @sjtribble!). We are working on a grant related to this topic now (thanks, @LLSusa!) and cannot emphasize enough how important this issue is for people aging into Medicare. https://t.co/lQqFsnUfp9— Stacie Dusetzina (@DusetzinaS) January 5, 2024
— Stacie Dusetzina, Nashville, Tennessee
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Letters to the Editor is a periodic feature. We welcome all comments and will publish a selection. We edit for length and clarity and require full names.
In response to Sarah Jane Tribble’s report about growing enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans — and the growing concerns — a senior policy adviser at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation weighed in on X, formerly known as Twitter:
— Katherine Hempstead, Princeton, New Jersey
Medicare Advantage: To Whose Advantage?
Sarah Jane Tribble did an excellent job reporting on Medicare Advantage plans and the major limitations within them that leave people basically screwed (“Older Americans Say They Feel Trapped in Medicare Advantage Plans,” Jan. 5).
Don’t forget presidential hopeful Nikki Haley at one of the Republican debates stated that Medicare Advantage plans are what the majority of seniors want and should be expanded.
That next morning, I immediately called the South Carolina Democratic Party and offered that they should be standing on their desks demonizing her because they know full well that low-income, underserved Black people in South Carolina rural ZIP codes wouldn’t be eligible for Advantage plans where care is linked to ZIP code.
Shame on all parties and candidates who never mention single-payer universal health care (with the exception of Green Party candidates).
Good news story, Ms. Tribble.
— Steve Scuderi, Chicago
A health services researcher in the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University also praised the article on social media:
This piece is REALLY great (thanks, @sjtribble!). We are working on a grant related to this topic now (thanks, @LLSusa!) and cannot emphasize enough how important this issue is for people aging into Medicare. https://t.co/lQqFsnUfp9— Stacie Dusetzina (@DusetzinaS) January 5, 2024
— Stacie Dusetzina, Nashville, Tennessee
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