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Dear Alliance Activist:

I wanted you to see an article in today’s Washington Post about how health insurance company lobbyists are stalling efforts on Capitol Hill to end large taxpayer subsidies to private insurance companies who run Medicare Advantage plans.

Please email the attached letter to your Senators and Representative, and let them know that now is the time to end this outrageous example of corporate welfare.

With the Medicare Advantage program, all the advantage goes to the big insurance companies.  Every person in traditional Medicare pays at least $2 more per month in premiums to subsidize overpayments to Medicare Advantage companies.  These subsidies are taking two years off the solvency of the Medicare Trust Fund. 

The Washington Post article reveals the powerful special interests we are taking on as we try to end this backdoor privatization of Medicare and return it to its original mission – helping all retirees afford their health care.

Our opponents have deep pockets, so our grassroots activism is needed more than ever. 

Please email the attached letter to your Senators and Representative, and tell them to end this outrageous example of corporate welfare.

Edward F. Coyle
Executive Director, Alliance for Retired Americans