MedCity News January 4, 2023
This is a reversal from several years ago, when more Medicare Advantage beneficiaries switched to traditional Medicare, a recent report found. Medicare Advantage has grown in popularity over the last several years.
More beneficiaries are switching to Medicare Advantage plans from traditional Medicare plans, partially leading to higher enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA), new research shows.
This is a reversal from several years ago, the study published in JAMA Health Forum found. From 2015 to 2016, the switching rate from MA to traditional Medicare was 4.6%, compared to 4.1% for traditional Medicare to MA. This shifted during the 2016 to 2017 period, when the switching rate from MA to traditional Medicare was 3.7%, and 5.3% for traditional Medicare to MA....