What 5 recent studies found about Medicare Advantage

Becker's Healthcare November 13, 2023
Rylee Wilson

Medicare Advantage enrollees tend to have lower hospital readmissions rates and expenses than their counterparts in fee-for-service, studies have uncovered.

Here are five recent findings on Medicare Advantage Becker’s has reported since Sept. 19.

1. Increasing Medicare Advantage enrollment in rural areas did not increase rural hospitals’ financial distress or risk of closing, a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care found.
2. Medicare Advantage enrollees have 70% lower hospital readmission rates than their counterparts in fee-for-service Medicare, a white paper from researchers at Boston-based Harvard Medical School and...

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