Fierce Health Payers October 7, 2021
New data show that beneficiaries on Medicare Advantage (MA) have a 19% lower rate of hospitalizations for COVID-19 during the first nine months of the pandemic compared to traditional Medicare participants.
The data—released Thursday by MA advocacy group Better Medicare Alliance—also show that fewer MA beneficiaries died of COVID-19 compared with those on traditional Medicare.
“COVID-19 illuminated opportunities for policymakers to lean in, learn and improve our healthcare system,” said Allison Rizer, principal and lead research of ATI Advisory, the consulting firm that conducted the study. “This analysis adds to that dialogue by showing that some of the most vulnerable individuals during the pandemic may have fared better in Medicare Advantage than those in Medicare [fee-for-service].”
Researchers looked at data...
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