Medicare Advantage surpasses traditional Medicare—and that costs taxpayers more

Enrollment in Medicare Advantage surpassed traditional Medicare for the first time, and such growth costs taxpayers more and puts greater strain on the trust fund that supports Medicare.

As of January, 30.19 million of the 59.82 million people with both Medicare Part A and Part B, or 50.5%, were enrolled in a private plan, according to nonprofit KFF, which focuses on health policy. That’s up from 19% in 2007. 

“The…