THE APPLICABILITY OF THE COMPETITIVE MODEL IN RURAL AREAS (CONT.)

If the traditional Medicare plan is the only option in rural areas and it is required to offer the high option benefits, financed from its own revenues (S 1895), it will be difficult to sustain with the payment provided through a national weighted average premium.

If the traditional Medicare plan is the only option in rural areas and it is required to offer the high option benefits, financed from its own revenues (S 1895), it will be difficult to sustain with the payment provided through a national weighted average premium.