Health Payer Intelligence March 30, 2021
Kelsey Waddill

For low-income beneficiaries, the Medicare Advantage cost burden proved to be nearly half as prevalent as the cost burden for traditional Medicare beneficiaries.

The Medicare Advantage cost burden—or the number of individuals for whom healthcare costs absorb 20 percent or more of their income—is lower than the fee-for-service Medicare cost burden even though Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are slightly more likely to have a chronic illness, a report commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance found.

“This report adds to the evidence that Medicare Advantage provides critical cost protections to beneficiaries relative to Traditional FFS Medicare, while maintaining quality and access to care,” the report stated.

In 2017, over half of all Medicare Advantage beneficiaries were living on 199 percent of the federal...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

Continue Reading

 
Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Provider, Survey / Study, Trends
Related Articles:
Trade groups urge pause on sweeping Medicare Advantage rules
Medicare Advantage in the headlines: 7 recent updates - 7
Where prior authorization stands in 2025
What can hospitals do about Medicare Advantage tensions?
2026 Medicare Advantage rates 'inadequate,' Elevance execs say

Share This Article