The Medicare Advantage Shakeup: 21 Million Americans Brace for a Coverage Overhaul They Didn’t See Coming

The Medicare Advantage Shakeup: 21 Million Americans Brace for a Coverage Overhaul They Didn’t See Coming

For years, Medicare Advantage was the good deal in American health care — the plan that gave seniors more than traditional Medicare at roughly the same cost, sometimes less. Dental. Vision. Hearing. Gym memberships. Over-the-counter drug allowances. The extras kept piling up, and enrollment kept climbing. More than half of all Medicare beneficiaries now get their coverage through these privately run plans, a staggering shift from just a decade a…