Episode 123: Medicare Advantage: The Collision of Medicare and Managed Care

Episode 123: Medicare Advantage: The Collision of Medicare and Managed Care

In episode 123 of The Business of Healthcare Podcast, attorneys-at-law Lawrence Laddaga and Dale Turner of the law firm Laddaga-Garrett, P.A, join host Dan Karnuta for a discussion about Medicare Advantage plans in Medicare. They discuss its history, its problems and its future.

Laddaga is Attorney At Law-Founder-President; and Turner is an associate attorney at Laddaga-Garrett, P.A., a law firm that provides legal services for the healthcare industry.

Karnuta is director of the Professional Program in Healthcare Management at The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management.

Nov. 26, 2024

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