Primary Care Utilization and Expenditures in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage, 2007–2016
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DOI: 10.1007/s11606-020-05826-x
Abstract: Achieving effective, high-quality primary care for Medicare beneficiaries is a national priority as it encourages health promotion and maintenance, potentially reducing intensity of acute care services. Currently, there is ample data documenting intensity of primary… read more here.
Keywords: traditional medicare; primary care; medicare; care ... See more keywords
Increased Medicare Advantage Penetration Is Associated With Lower Postacute Care Use For Traditional Medicare Patients.
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DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2022.00994
Abstract: Medicare Advantage (MA) plans, which accounted for 45 percent of total Medicare enrollment in 2022, are incentivized to minimize spending on low-value services. Prior research indicates that MA plan enrollment is associated with reduced postacute care… read more here.
Keywords: care use; postacute care; medicare; traditional medicare ... See more keywords