PR Newswire January 6, 2019
Only 25 percent of beneficiaries say that plan provides personalized incentives
Sixty percent of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries say that their plan does not offer any incentives to take actions, (e.g. annual doctor visit) in order to better manage or improve health. In addition, 75 percent of respondents say their plan does not provide personal health incentives and recommendations and simply provides similar recommendations to the entire population. Most recommendations are for seasonal issues like flu shots (39 percent), and age or gender recommendations (33 percent). Only 15 percent of respondents noted that recommendations were about their chronic condition. The results are based on a 2018 survey of 781 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with at least one chronic condition conducted...