A broad and perhaps informal coalition of Medicare Advantage supporters is gearing up tofight the Obama administration’s announced intention to cut payments to MAinsurers by 0.9 percent.

While the cut itself isn’t huge, it comes on the heels ofmuch more substantial ones. When the trendisn’t your friend and you have lobbyists, you counterpunch.

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Dan Cook

Dan Cook is a journalist and communications consultant based in Portland, OR. During his journalism career he has been a reporter and editor for a variety of media companies, including American Lawyer Media, BusinessWeek, Newhouse Newspapers, Knight-Ridder, Time Inc., and Reuters. He specializes in health care and insurance related coverage for BenefitsPRO.

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