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Advocates press committee to send message to Congress on Medicare Advantage overpayments
Washington State House Health Care & Wellness Committee · February 18, 2026
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Summary
Supporters of SJM 8002 urged the legislature to call on Congress to address differences between original Medicare and Medicare Advantage, citing MedPAC estimates of large overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans.
The committee heard testimony on Senate Joint Memorial 8002 urging the federal government to modify Medicare rules to strengthen original Medicare relative to Medicare Advantage. Staff summarized the memorial as requesting…
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