Becker's Healthcare September 6, 2023
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries were less likely to receive ongoing at-home care than their counterparts in traditional Medicare but more likely to receive one-time visits, a study published in the September issue of Health Affairs found.
The study compared claims data for 8.6 million people enrolled in Medicare Advantage in 2018, and 6.1 million people enrolled in traditional Medicare. The study found that MA beneficiaries were 23.8 percent less likely than traditional Medicare beneficiaries to receive more than one at-home care visit in a year. The numbers of people receiving more than one at-home care visit were low in both groups — 2.1 percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries received more than one at-home care visit in 2018, compared to 1.6...
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