Commonwealth Fund May 13, 2020
Recent Trends in Beneficiary Clinical Characteristics, Health Care Utilization, and Spending
Toplines
From 2012 to 2015, there were major changes in the characteristics of Americans in Medicare Advantage plans, including more beneficiaries under 65 with disabilities, racial and ethnic minorities, and people with low incomes
The proportion of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries enrolled in a Special Needs Plan more than doubled from 2012 to 2015, and an increasing number of enrollees had social risk factors
Abstract
- Issue: Enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) has grown significantly over the past two decades, with one of three Medicare beneficiaries now covered by these private plans. Yet we...
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