minutes remaining for you.
mr. mccain: dr. barrasso, have
you treated people under
medicare advantage?
mr. barrasso: i have.
the people of wyoming know
there's an advantage to being in
this program.
that's why they sign up.
that's why citizens all around
the country have signed up for
medicare advantage because they
realize there's value in
prevention.
and there's value in coordinated
cavecare.
there is value in having eye
care, dental care, hearing care.
there is -- there are advantages
to want to stay healthy, to keep
down the cost of their care.
mr. mccain: even though it may
cost more, the fact that you
have a weller and fitter group
of senior citizens, you in the
long run reduce health care
costs because they take
advantage of the kind of care
that over time would keep them
from going into the hospital
earlier or having to see a
doctor more often.
mr. barrasso: that's one of
the reasons that medicare
advantage was brought forth.