AJMC June 9, 2022
The analysis of adults with low income enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) or traditional Medicare (TM) indicates that increasing enrollment in MA may not advance health equity in the Medicare program.
There is largely no difference among key measures of health care access and preventive care for adults with low income enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) compared with those enrolled in traditional Medicare (TM), according to a recent study of Medicare beneficiaries published in JAMA Network Open.
Adults with low income enrolled in the Medicare program experience worse health outcomes than adults with higher incomes due to substantial barriers faced in accessing and affording health care.
Considering the rapid increase in enrollment of adults with low income in the growing...
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