Healthcare DIVE August 19, 2019
Samantha Liss

Dive Brief:

  • Medicare Advantage is not producing any savings but spends between 2% and 5.5% more than traditional Medicare, a report in Health Affairs finds.
  • On the other hand, the report found Medicare’s accountable care organizations are reducing costs as compared to traditional Medicare. The Medicare Shared Savings Program, which includes accountable care organizations, saved about 1% to 2% in 2016.
  • The authors suggest a number of changes for policymakers to consider if they want to improve competition and address flaws among the two programs.

Dive Insight:

As the popularity of programs such as Medicare Advantage grows, it’s important to understand the spending ramifications and...

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Topics: ACO (Accountable Care), Health System / Hospital, Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Payment Models, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Value Based
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