Medicare Advantage (MA) plans are increasingly enrolling veterans. Because MA plans receive full capitated payments regardless of whether or not veterans use Medicare services, the federal government ...

Medicare-eligible veterans often enroll in MA plans but primarily use VHA services, causing federal spending inefficiencies. Wasteful MA spending rose from $838 million in 2016 to $1.32 billion in ...

Dual enrollment in VHA and Medicare Advantage led to $78 billion in VHA spending from 2011 to 2020, raising concerns about federal overpayments. The number of dual enrollees increased by 63% from 2011 ...

From 2011 to 2020, the Veterans Health Administration spent $78 billion to care for U.S. military veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans, raising questions about federal overpayments to those ...