Medicare Advantage Enrollment Shot Up 337% as Payment Policy Fell Behind

Medicare Advantage (MA) payment policy hasn’t kept up with its rapid growth of 337% from 2006 to 2022, according to a study published in Health Affairs.

Researchers from the USC Schaeffer Center analyzed Medicare enrollment data over that time period and found MA added 22.2 million beneficiaries while enrollment in traditional Medicare declined by one million (-2.9%).

MA penetration increased from 16.9% in 2006 to 49.9% nationally in 2022, and 24% of Medicare beneficiaries with Parts A and B lived in a county with adjusted MA penetration equal to greater than 60%.

“The dramatic growth in MA penetration during the past two decades indicates that beneficiaries are reforming Medicare with their feet,” the study stated. “Policy discussions about the...

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