Fierce Healthcare August 29, 2022
Seniors choosing a higher-cost Medicare Advantage (MA) plan may not necessarily get better healthcare quality, a new study from the RAND Corporation finds.
The study, released Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, comes as the MA program has grown in popularity and makes up nearly half of total Medicare enrollment.
“Paying higher premiums is not necessary to receive high-quality care from a MA plan,” said Amelia Haviland, the lead study author, in a statement. “Seniors should look at metrics other than premium costs alone when looking for a MA plan that offers a high quality of care, including direct measures of quality such as Star Ratings.”
RAND analyzed more than 700 MA plans and...
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