For several years now we've heard warnings that billions ofdollars in funding cuts to Medicare Advantage plans under thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act will result in reducedbenefits and higher premiums as well as smaller providernetworks and fewer plans.

In fact, the Congressional Budget Office projected the cutswould result in three million fewer enrollees in MA over the longrun.

In the short run, however, plans seem to have done a great jobkeeping coverage as affordable as possible, and enrollment in MAplans remains high.

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