Becker's Healthcare February 19, 2024
Medicare Advantage enrollees received less intensive postacute care than their counterparts in traditional Medicare, but did not have a significant change in short-term outcomes, a study published Feb. 16 in JAMA Health Forum found.
The study, led by researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health in Minneapolis, compared hospitalizations among a group of retired Ohio state employees. Because of state policy shifts, most retirees shifted from Medicare Advantage in 2015 to traditional Medicare in 2016.
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