Does Medicare Advantage Affect the Way Primary Care Practices Deliver Care?

Commonwealth Fund March 21, 2024
Arnav Shah, Gretchen Jacobson

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When it comes to caring for patients with chronic conditions, there are few significant differences between primary care physicians who mostly see Medicare Advantage patients and those who mostly see traditional Medicare patients

With Medicare Advantage enrollment growing, it’s important to monitor how plans influence the care delivered by primary care physicians

Introduction

With enrollment growing in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, the private alternative to traditional fee-for-service Medicare, it is important to understand how they affect the health care delivered to their enrollees. While evidence largely indicates that access to care is similar for beneficiaries in MA plans and traditional Medicare, the data around quality of care has been mixed. Little information is available about how the type of...

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