Attention, policymakers: Medicare Advantage enrollees love their coverage and their licensed agents

Even the most well-intentioned government actions risk backfiring when undertaken without due care and deliberation. Incremental, focused change helps ensure outcomes that align with the best interests of citizens. As former state governors, one a Democrat and one a Republican, we understand that principle, one we worked to make a hallmark of our administrations in Kentucky and Louisiana.

Unfortunately, to judge by its aggressive and expanding intervention into the Medicare Advantage market, that’s a lesson the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may have to learn the hard way.