Protecting the Integrity and Quality of the Medicare Advantage Program: A Position Paper from the American College of Physicians

ACP paper examines the growth of the Medicare Advantage program and its implications for the delivery of fair, high-quality and fiscally responsible care to older adults and people with disabilities.

ACP paper examines the growth of the Medicare Advantage program and its implications for the delivery of fair, high-quality and fiscally responsible care to older adults and people with disabilities.

Laura Baldwin

Medicare; Medicare Advantage; insurance; patient health; Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; CMS; health reform; policy; health policy; coverage; public health; access to care; risk adjustment; oversight; regulation; health equity; prior authorization; physicians; patients; telehealth; telemedicine; health care; payers; policy changes; health policy

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 4:09 PM EDT

Tue, 05/12/2026 - 4:10 PM EDT

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