MedPage Today October 13, 2022
— Beneficiaries may spend less on premiums, but care delays are common. Do worse outcomes follow?
From their ads, Medicare Advantage (MA) plans may seem like a low-cost, easy, and efficient way for America’s seniors to get healthcare. But Barry, a recently retired software executive, tells a cautionary tale.
When a gastric issue led the 65-year-old (his name has been changed to protect his privacy) to the hospital this summer, a CT and biopsy revealed pancreatic cancer. His oncologist came to his bedside to discuss next steps.
“We’ll need to do a PET scan to see if the tumor is localized, and that will determine whether we should do chemo or surgery,” he was told. With pancreatic cancer, the oncologist...
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