The 2020 State of Medicare Advantage report highlights the importance of high-quality, affordable health care for the nearly 26 million seniors and individuals with disabilities. At Better Medicare Alliance, we believe that Medicare Advantage provides the opportunity for a healthier future.
Better Medicare Alliance (BMA), the leading research and advocacy organization supporting Medicare Advantage, unveiled its 2020 State of Medicare Advantage report, showing greater diversity, lower costs, and better outcomes in Medicare Advantage, as compared to Traditional Medicare.
The report offers a comprehensive picture of Medicare Advantage today – from beneficiary demographics, to consumer savings and satisfaction, health outcomes and projections for the future.
28% of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries are racial minorities, compared to 21% in Traditional Medicare. 50% of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries live on annual incomes of less than $24,500 a year.
Over half of all Medicare Advantage plans offer all four of these benefits.
Inpatient hospital stays than FFS Medicare Beneficiaries
Emergency room visits than FFS Medicare Beneficiaries
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations than FFS Medicare beneficiaries
Rate of potentially avoidable hospitalization
Medicare Advantage beneficiaries report $1,598 less in total annual health spending than their Traditional Medicare counterparts.
A bipartisan roster of 403 members of Congress – 75 percent – expressed support for Medicare Advantage in a letter to CMS earlier this year.
