Home Health Care News December 9, 2024
A new analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) reveals that Medicare spending is higher for beneficiaries who switch from Medicare Advantage (MA) to traditional Medicare compared to similar beneficiaries who have continuously been enrolled in traditional Medicare.
These beneficiaries cost Medicare an average of 27% more, according to the analysis, which examined health costs in traditional Medicare for both groups in the year following the switch, after adjusting for differences in health status and other characteristics. This amounts to an average difference of $2,585 in Medicare spending per person between the two groups in 2022.
The higher Medicare spending among beneficiaries who disenrolled from MA, compared to similar beneficiaries in traditional Medicare, was primarily due to skilled nursing facilities,...
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