Home Health Care News September 2, 2022
Seniors on Medicare Advantage health plans may not always be receiving high quality care, a new study shows.
The study from RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization, looked at 15 different quality measures from patients on MA plans during 2016 and 2017 and found that the quality of care was only slightly better when compared to plans that didn’t have any monthly premiums.
The study’s authors concluded that paying higher premiums is not always necessary when seniors are trying to receive high quality care from an MA plan.
“Seniors should look at metrics other than premium costs alone when looking for a Medicare Advantage plan that offers a high-quality of care, including direct measures of quality, such as Star Ratings,”...
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