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State of Medicare Advantage 2024
The Medicare Advantage program continues to grow and become more diverse as the affordable healthcare choice for the majority of America’s Medicare-eligible seniors. Today, a record 33.8 million seniors and people with disabilities now choose Medicare Advantage, representing nearly 55% of the Medicare population. Meanwhile, 30% of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are now Black, Latino, or Asian, compared to 18% in Fee-For-Service Medicare.
Medicare Advantage vs Fee-for-Service Medicare
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Protecting Affordability for Seniors: Highlights from BMA’s July Event
July 28, 2026
With healthcare affordability top of mind in Washington and for millions of Americans across the country, Better Medicare Alliance convened its first-ever Protecting Affordability for Seniors event July 22 in Washington, D.C., to discuss how…
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Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Spend 36% Less on Out-of-Pocket Costs Than Those in Traditional Medicare — and the Gap Keeps Growing
July 22, 2026 Despite cost savings, MA beneficiaries report equal or better satisfaction with care quality than similar Fee-For-Service Medicare beneficiaries WASHINGTON — A new independent analysis finds Medicare Advantage beneficiaries spent $2,824 less out of pocket…
Real Voices, Real Impact: Meet BMA’s Beneficiary Advisory Council
July 9, 2026
Real Voices, Real Impact: Meet BMA’s Beneficiary Advisory Council More than 35 million Americans choose Medicare Advantage for affordable, high-quality, coordinated health care — but often, those beneficiary voices can get lost in policy discussions…