AJMC December 11, 2025
Key Takeaways
Most Medicare beneficiaries perceived low health care burdens, but 1 in 4 Medicare Advantage enrollees with at least 6 chronic conditions experienced high administrative and financial burdens.
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To examine the treatment burdens from managing health care among Medicare beneficiaries in traditional Medicare (TM) and Medicare Advantage (MA).
Study Design: Cross-sectional analysis of the 2022 Health and Retirement Study Treatment Burden Questionnaire module.
Methods: We analyzed survey responses from 1024 Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older, comprising 513 TM enrollees and 511 MA enrollees. We examined treatment burdens from doctor visits and appointments (frequency and time spent on these visits), administrative burden (paperwork and claims to obtain care or reimbursement), difficulty...
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