Healthcare DIVE November 9, 2023
New research from Harvard and Inovalon found MA beneficiaries had fewer hospital readmissions, fewer preventable hospitalizations and lower rates of high-risk medication use.
Medicare Advantage plans — which currently face significant regulatory scrutiny for inflating healthcare costs and denying seniors’ care — are driving better outcomes for their beneficiaries than traditional Medicare, a new study suggests.
Researchers from health data company Inovalon and Harvard Medical School compared outcomes data for beneficiaries in MA and original Medicare, and found MA members had fewer hospital readmissions, fewer preventable hospitalizations and lower rates of high-risk medication use.
In MA, the government contracts with private payers to manage the care of Medicare seniors. Multiple studies have found enrollment in MA is associated with lower...
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