MedPage Today January 15, 2025
— Those with MA and traditional Medicare plans had similar rates of care and spending on “extras”
Even though almost all Medicare Advantage (MA) plans boast coverage of supplemental benefits — dental, vision, and hearing — enrollees didn’t get more care, and they spent just as much out of pocket as those with traditional Medicare, a cross-sectional study showed.
MA and traditional Medicare enrollees had “virtually identical” rates of using hearing aids (13.4% and 13.2%), wearing eyeglasses (78% and 76.8%), and having an eye exam in the past year (53.5% and 53.6%), according to Christopher Cai, MD, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, and colleagues.
While MA beneficiaries paid about 9% less out of pocket than traditional Medicare beneficiaries...
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