Home Health Care News April 4, 2023
A recent study found that in areas with a higher percentage of people enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, traditional Medicare beneficiaries use less post-acute care services.
Additionally, those areas did not see an increase in hospital readmissions, despite the drop in post-acute care services.
The study also found that hospital readmissions were lower in areas with a higher number of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
“Our study revealed that a higher share of ACOs can actually magnify the effects of Medicare Advantage,” Fangli Geng, the study’s lead author and a PhD candidate in the program of health policy at Harvard University, told Home Health Care News. “We thought this was a really interesting finding that highlights the potential benefits of...
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