UnitedHealth jumped 11% today after CMS finalized 2027 Medicare Advantage rates with a 2.48% increase, $13 billion more than what insurers got last year.
The January proposal was nearly flat. The final number was 2.5x higher. That's how Washington works. Propose low, finalize high, and let the lobbyists fill in the gap.
Medicare spending is already one of the biggest contributors to the federal deficit. This just made it bigger.
The January proposal was nearly flat. The final number was 2.5x higher. That's how Washington works. Propose low, finalize high, and let the lobbyists fill in the gap.
Medicare spending is already one of the biggest contributors to the federal deficit. This just made it bigger.
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