Becker's Healthcare August 21, 2023
Medicare Advantage enrollees were less likely to report receiving post-acute care after hospitalization than their counterparts in traditional Medicare, a study published Aug. 18 in JAMA Health Forum found.
The study compared community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries’ self-reported use of post-acute care from 2015 to 2017. Among MA beneficiaries, 16.2 to 17.7 percent reported using post-acute care services, compared to 22.4 to 24.1 percent of traditional Medicare beneficiaries.
Among those who received post-acute care, Medicare Advantage beneficiaries also reported shorter durations for these services than their counterparts in traditional Medicare.
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries were less likely to report improved functioning as a result of post-acute care than those in traditional Medicare. There were not statistically significant differences in self-reported functional...
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