Medicare Advantage plans are generally a better deal for beneficiaries and provide better care.
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What, another break from coronavirus to talk some other aspect of health care, in this case Medicare Advantage membership following open enrollment.
Another area dealt with extensively in the MedPAC annual report is Medicare Advantage.
UnitedHealth Group gives us its perspective on the relative savings on beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage.
A new study finds that Medicare Advantage plans tend to send people to average quality hospitals.
A new report from the HHS Office of Inspector General verifies that many Medicare Advantage plans appear to be using chart reviews just to boost risk scores.
A Kaiser Family Foundation Analysis finds that few Medicare Advantage members switch plans each year.
A MedPAC presentation looks at whether greater Medicare Advantage membership in a market is associated with spending or coding changes for FFS beneficiaries in those markets.
A study in JAMA Network Open suggests that Medicare Advantage plans use lower-quality home health agencies.
A study published in the Health Services Research journal finds that less competition among Medicare Advantage plans may be associated with higher quality.
A report from Sherlock Co. focuses on trends in Medicare Advantage plan administrative costs.
A study by MedPAC finds little spillover effect on spending in traditional Medicare.
Another study, this one published in Health Services Research, suggests that CMS is paying Medicare Advantage plans too much.
A Kaiser Family Foundation brief explores trends in first-year Medicare beneficiaries enrolling in Medicare Advantage.
A flawed Kaiser Foundation analysis suggests that Medicare Advantage enrollees have lower spending and CMS is paying plans more than it should for their care.
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The Healthy Skeptic is a website about the health care system, and is written by Kevin Roche, who has many years of experience working in the health industry. Mr. Roche is available to assist health care companies through consulting arrangements through Roche Consulting, LLC and may be reached at [email protected].
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