Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugs

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  1. I guess the extra 20% overhead private insurers collect administering Medicare Advantage plans is off the table?!? Oh wait, insurance companies have better lobbyists and pay better bribes, oops, donations and profits for insurance companies is OK, but not for hospitals.

    The overhead for administering traditional Medicare is in the 3-5% range. The overhead for administering Medicare Advantage plans is 20-25%.

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