Do Medicare Advantage Plans Respond to Payment Changes? A Look at the Data from 2009 to 2014

Abstract

• Issue: Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment has grown significantly since 2009, despite legislation that reduced what Medicare pays these plans to provide care to enrollees. MA payments, on average, now approach parity with costs in traditional Medicare.
• Goal: Examine changes in per enrollee costs between 2009 and 2014 to better understand how MA plans have continued...