McKnight's February 23, 2024
Kristen Fischer

About 65% of people with traditional Medicare or Medicare Advantage (MA) say they’re satisfied with their coverage, but a large portion of people aren’t totally on board with their healthcare plans, according to a new survey from The Commonwealth Fund.

The survey, released Thursday, was conducted on 3,280 Medicare beneficiaries between Nov. 6, 2023, and Jan. 4, 2024. About 1 in 3 said they were somewhat satisfied with traditional Medicare and MA plans, adding that lack of coverage, high prices and uncertainty over what was covered contributed to their satisfaction rating. People on Medicare are just about evenly split in terms of those using traditional Medicare and private MA plans.

A total of 22% of those using MA said...

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