Becker's Healthcare November 16, 2023
Differences in the clinicians Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries see have some effect on differences in avoidable hospitalization rates between the two programs, a study published Nov. 10 in JAMA Health Forum found.
The study compared a nationally representative sample of Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare beneficiaries with five ambulatory care sensitive conditions. When the sample was controlled by primary care clinician, MA beneficiaries had lower rates of avoidable hospitalizations by 2.6 percentage points.
The difference suggests Medicare Advantage beneficiaries see clinicians who...
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