Bilirakis Leads New Letter in Support of Medicare Advantage

Bilirakis Leads New Letter in Support of Medicare Advantage

-Medicare Advantage Serves 50% of Seniors in FL-12-

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Reps. Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), Val Demings (D-FL-10), Mike Gallagher (R-WI-08), and Marc Veasey (D-TX-33) today led 70 bipartisan Members of Congress on a new letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra advocating strong support for the Medicare Advantage Program.

Wrote the members, "For over two decades, Medicare Advantage (MA) has been integral to fulfilling the Medicare guarantee, offering choices, affordability, and meeting the holistic health needs of seniors and those with disabilities, today providing coverage to 42 percent of all Medicare beneficiaries totaling over 26 million seniors… We write to express our strong bipartisan support for MA and encourage you to protect and strengthen this important choice for seniors in the Medicare program."