How Private Insurers Are Bilking Medicare and Taxpayers

  https://openthebooks.substack.com/p/a-trillion-dollar-advantage-how-private?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=775254&post_id=179306578&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=rcku4&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email A Trillion-Dollar “Advantage”: How Private Insurers Are Bilking Medicare and Taxpayers OpenTheBooks   November 19, 2025 The idea behind Medicare Advantage was simple: Pay private insurance companies to enroll elderly patients instead of forcing those over 65 to use traditional government-run Medicare. The competition between insurance companies would incentivize them to lower their premiums and offer […]