AJMC August 12, 2025
Medicare Advantage outperformed traditional Medicare on clinical quality measures before and during the COVID-19 pandemic; mid-pandemic, however, traditional Medicare narrowed the gap on some in-person screenings.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To examine the impact on quality of care for individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans or traditional Medicare (TM) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Methods: The study examined beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare from 2017 through 2021. Beneficiaries were divided into 4 cohorts based on their enrollment in TM or MA and the year of enrollment in 2019, the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, or 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. For each cohort, 12 clinical quality measures were constructed, including 4 screening measures requiring in-person visits and 8...
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