Becker's Healthcare September 27, 2024
Rylee Wilson

Most Medicare enrollees do not compare plans during open enrollment, according to a report from KFF.

The report, published Sept. 26, analyzed data from the 2022 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, the most recent year available.

Most Medicare beneficiaries, 69%, said they did not compare the different plan options available to them during the open enrollment period.

Here are five numbers to know:

  1. Medicare Advantage enrollees were more likely to compare plan options than their peers in traditional Medicare. Among MA beneficiaries, 35% compared plan options, while 27% of traditional Medicare beneficiaries did the same.
  2. Older beneficiaries were less likely to compare plan options. Of beneficiaries over 85, 82% did not compare options, compared to 65%...

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Topics: Insurance, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Patient / Consumer, Survey / Study, Trends
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