Medicare Advantage plans provide less intensive post-acute care, study finds

Healthcare DIVE February 21, 2024
Emily Olsen

The research found no changes in 30-day hospital readmissions or mortality, but the study’s authors said more analysis on long-term functioning was needed.

Dive Brief:

• Medicare Advantage plans covered less intensive post-acute care compared with traditional Medicare without a significant difference in short-term health outcomes, according to a study published last week in JAMA Health Forum.
• The research followed Ohio state retirees after a policy change allowed beneficiaries to switch from a mandatory MA plan. Under traditional Medicare, retirees were more likely to be discharged to more intensive — and costly — inpatient rehabilitation facilities and were less likely to receive skilled nursing facility or home healthcare.
• Though the study’s authors found no changes in 30-day hospital readmissions...

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