By Jonathan Frank When individuals become eligible for Medicare, they face an important decision: whether to enroll in fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare – sometimes called Traditional Medicare – or Medicare Advantage. As our 2022 State of…
Value Based Care
High value Medicare is accomplished by innovations in care delivery and dynamic payment arrangements. These advances are achieved when providers, as well as beneficiaries, work with plans to help system delivery models evolve. Emerging models in Medicare Advantage focus on teams, the identification of high risk, high need patients, and new community partnerships to improve care.
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Medicare Advantage Outperforms Fee-For-Service Medicare on Cost Protections for Low-Income and Diverse Populations
April 19, 2022 This analysis, conducted for Better Medicare Alliance by ATI Advisory, finds that Medicare Advantage beneficiaries report $1,965 less in total annual health spending (out-of-pocket costs and premiums) than those in fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare. The study…
Report
Report: Innovative Approaches to Addressing Social Determinants of Health for Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries
August 5, 2021 This report, commissioned by Better Medicare Alliance's Center for Innovation in Medicare Advantage (CIMA) and conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, examines current approaches to social determinants of health in Medicare Advantage and…