Viewpoint: The new dominance of Medicare Advantage is likely to change healthcare as we know it

Becker's Healthcare May 24, 2022
Jakob Emerson

Medicare Advantage is likely to be the dominant source of Medicare coverage by 2025. This recent development will force payers and providers to find new ways to set Medicare Advantage reimbursement rates and will reimagine the role that traditional fee-for-service Medicare has had in shaping the nation’s healthcare system, according to an article published May 23 in JAMA Network.

The article was written by David Blumenthal, MD, and Gretchen Jacobson, PhD. Dr. Blumenthal is president of the New York City-based Commonwealth Fund, and Dr. Jacobson is vice president of its Medicare program.

Though traditional fee-for-service Medicare has been the choice of most Medicare beneficiaries since the federal program’s inception, enrollment in Medicare Advantage rose to an estimated 29 million individuals...

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