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These Members of Congress have done exactly that. They deserve to see their leaders in Washington stand up for their health coverage.

Schwartz continued, “Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are proportionately lower-income, more diverse, and possess higher rates of social risk factors than their Traditional Medicare counterparts. “The fact that 70 ideologically and geographically diverse Members of Congress – including a strong showing of freshman members – wrote to HHS to take a stand for seniors’ access to Medicare Advantage is a testament to its strong consumer satisfaction, better outcomes, and valuable benefits that are enhancing the health and financial security of 26.5 million Americans today.” Schwartz, President and CEO of the Better Medicare Alliance. “This letter is a remarkable, bipartisan showing of support for Medicare Advantage from lawmakers who know firsthand of its importance to their constituents,” said Allyson Y. The lawmakers also shared that they “look forward to working with … to protect and strengthen MA for the over 26 million seniors it serves.”

The letter, led by Representatives Val Demings (D-FL), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), praises Medicare Advantage as “integral to fulfilling the Medicare guarantee” and notes that it is “uniquely positioned to ensure seniors receive the care and support they need during the pandemic and beyond.”

– Better Medicare Alliance, the leading research and advocacy group supporting Medicare Advantage, applauded a bipartisan Congressional letter sent this week to HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra from 70 Members of Congress representing districts with 50% or higher Medicare Advantage enrollment.