"The reason this is so
important is that 37% of beneficiaries live on annual incomes of less than
$20,000. They're fixed incomes, very price sensitive, [and] 26% of
beneficiaries on MA are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, so we are
really talking about those who do not have the $245 extra a year and rely on
the additional benefits and reduced cost sharing."
— Better Medicare Alliance President
and CEO and former House Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-Pa.) told reporters about her
group's efforts to lobby for a delay of the health insurance tax.
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