Nearly half of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries disenroll from their plans within 5 years: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Many Medicare Advantage beneficiaries disenroll from their plans within five years of enrolling, a study published Aug. 25 in JAMA Health Forum found.

The study analyzed disenrollment patterns for 82.4 million individuals enrolled in Medicare Advantage between 2011 and 2020. After one year, 13.2 percent of enrollees in non-dual-eligible plans disenrolled from the plan, and 15.9 percent of beneficiaries in dual-eligible special needs plans disenrolled. Continue reading here…

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