Healthcare DIVE July 6, 2023
Dive Brief:
- Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are twice as likely to be non-white compared with traditional fee-for-service enrollees, and are also more likely to have lower incomes, according to a new white paper from Inovalon and Harvard Medical School.
- The analysis, which focused on characteristics of beneficiaries when they enroll at age 65, also found MA enrollees had average income almost $10,000 less than FFS beneficiaries.
- The research comes as federal regulators and watchdogs heighten scrutiny of MA amid rising spending. Advocates say the popular plans lower costs and improve outcomes for enrollees.
Dive Insight:
MA has grown steadily more popular over the past 15 years, with half of eligible beneficiaries now choosing the privately-administered plans.
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