Medicare Advantage beneficiaries receive fewer days of at-home care: Study

(By Rylee Wilson for Becker’s Hospital Review)

Medicare Advantage beneficiaries received less at-home care than their counterparts in fee-for-service Medicare, a study published March 1 in JAMA Health Forum found.

The study compared data from MA and traditional Medicare enrollees at 102 home health locations in 19 states. Medicare Advantage beneficiaries had shorter home health lengths of stay than traditional Medicare enrollees by 1.62 days. Continue reading here…

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