Becker's Healthcare June 30, 2023
Medicare Advantage members are less likely to be prescribed high-risk medications than their counterparts in fee-for-service Medicare, a study published June 27 in JAMA Health Forum found.
Researchers compared the number of high-risk medications MA and FFS beneficiaries received in 2013 through 2018. High-risk medications are defined as drugs that could be risky for the Medicare population because of age-related pharmacodynamics and chronic illness burden, according to the study.
In 2018, out of 1,000 MA members, 41.5 were prescribed high-risk medications, compared to 56.9 FFS beneficiaries.
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