Apples to Apples Comparison Act of 2025

Key Points

• This bill requires the government to publish detailed reports showing exactly how much Medicare spends on healthcare in every county and major city area in the United States.
• The goal is to help the public and researchers compare the costs of "traditional" Medicare against private "Medicare Advantage" plans to see which one is a better deal for taxpayers.
• Starting in 2025, the government would have to post these files online in a format that computers can easily read, covering spending data from as far back as 2015 and looking forward five years.
• The reports would break down spending into dozens of specific groups, such as people who only have hospital insurance versus those who also have drug coverage or extra private insurance.
• Experts would be required to analyze this data every year to see if private Medicare plans are more or less expensive than the traditional government-run program after accounting for how sick or healthy the patients are.

Impact Analysis

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