America's Health Insurance Plans is pushing back against proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage payments, saying it will put those patients at risk.
The Obama administration proposed the 2 percent cut late last week.
AHIP said Thursday payment changes will especially hurt low-income and minority seniors. The organization also slammed the timing, saying an additional cut to Medicare Advantage payments next year is especially harmful when the program is already facing "significant payment cuts and a new health insurance tax included in the health care reform law."
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