Medicare-Covered Services Near the End of Life in Medicare Advantage vs Traditional Medicare
Lauren Hersch Nicholas,
Stacy M. Fischer,
Alicia I. Arbaje
et al.
Abstract:ImportanceFinancial incentives in Medicare Advantage (MA), the managed care alternative to traditional Medicare (TM), were designed to reduce overutilization. For patients near the end of life (EOL), MA incentives may reduce potentially burdensome care and encourage hospice but could also restrict access to costly but necessary services.ObjectiveTo compare receipt of potentially burdensome treatments and transfers and potentially necessary postacute services in the last 6 months of life in individuals with MA … Show more
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