(The Center Square) – Obamacare premiums are expected to rise about 30% next year, adding pressure on Congress as Democrats continue to block a Continuing Resolution to reopen the federal government over the issue .

Health policy experts say lawmakers could offset the increase by cutting $124 billion in Medicare Advantage overbilling by private insurers.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates that health insurers will overbill the federal government by $124 billion over the next decade through Medicare Advantage, the private insurance alternative to traditional Medicare, according to the agency.

The bipartisan NO UPCODE Act , sponsored by U.S. Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, and Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, targets the practice of upcoding, where insurers exaggerate pa

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