Healthcare Finance News November 8, 2023
Jeff Lagasse

MA patients typically see fewer avoidable hospitalizations and readmissions, and lower rates of high-risk medication use.

People with Medicare Advantage tend to have stronger health outcomes than those with fee-for-service Medicare, seeing fewer hospitalizations and readmissions, according to research published by Inovalon.

Using its unique data assets and analytics to look at a broad range of quality measures across care settings, the research shows that patients enrolling in MA realize substantially reduced rates of chronic and acute care complications.

To quantify the impact of MA vs. FFS on key quality outcomes, the research team analyzed quality measures for a large, nationally representative population over a two-year timespan as beneficiaries transitioned from commercial insurance to MA or FFS coverage, while accounting...

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