The average star ratings for Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D prescription drug plans fell for the second year in a row to 4.04 and 3.11 stars, respectively,CMS datarevealed. Thestar rating systemuses a five-star scale to measure the quality of Medicare Advantage and Part D...
Elliott, PhD JAMA Health Forum Key Points Question Do Medicare Advantage star ratings, which are generated using data from all enrollees in a plan, reflect the quality experience of racial/ethnic minorities and enrollees with low socioeconomic status (SES)? Findings This cross-sectional study of ...
Reid and coauthors report on the association between Medicare advantage plan star ratings and enrollment. In an accompanying Editorial, Hoadley discusses
“Better Medicare Alliance’s newly-updated enrollment map, populated with 2022 CMS data, provides a powerful visual representation of the strength of Medicare Advantage across the country, as more and more seniors and individuals with disabilities make an active choice for MA’s low...
Medicare Advantage plan’s quality ratings were incorrectly calculated by government, judge rules In 2024, nearly 33 million people, or 54% of Medicare beneficiaries, were enrolled in an MA plan,according to KFF(formerly the Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF expects that number to incr...
Medicare Advantage Chronic Special Needs Plan boosted primary care, reduced hospital use among diabetes patients. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 authorized the continued availability of Medicare Advantage Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans (C-SNPs). This case study... R Cohen,J Lemieux,J Schoen...
The association between poor SRMH and infrequent routine care is stronger in fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare than in Medicare Advantage (MA), which may be because more beneficiaries with poor SRMH lack a personal doctor in FFS than in MA. Efforts are needed to ensure receipt of routine care...
Mortality rates in Medicare Advantage plans are 40% higher than mortality of elderly veterans treated by the V.A., said Krugman, citing the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission[23] The plan requires Medicare beneficiaries whose total drug costs reach $2400 to pay 100% of prescription costs ...
Adjusting for Subgroup Differences in Extreme Response Tendency in Ratings of Health Care: Impact on Disparity Estimates 117,102 respondents to the 2004 Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) Medicare Fee-for-Service survey. Study Design. Multinomial ... MN Elliott,AM Havilan...
This cross-sectional study compares the quality of hospitals that admit patients enrolled in Medicare Advantage vs hospitals that admit patients enrolled