Becker's Healthcare March 3, 2023
Medicare Advantage differs from traditional Medicare in several aspects of care quality and cost, research published in the last year shows.
Here are what eight studies have found about the differences between MA and fee-for-service Medicare, and how beneficiaries approach their coverage.
Care quality
- Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are less likely to be hospitalized for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions than their counterparts in traditional Medicare, but this care is shifted to other settings, a study published in JAMA Health Forum found.
- Optum patients who are in a two-sided risk Medicare Advantage plan have better health outcomes than patients enrolled in traditional Medicare, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
- Medicare Advantage patients may receive high-quality and more...
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