Mortality Differences Between Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage: A Risk-Adjusted Assessment Using Claims Data

• Main Authors: Roy A. Beveridge MD (Author), Sean M. Mendes BS (Author), Arial Caplan BS (Author), Teresa L. Rogstad MPH (Author), Vanessa Olson BA (Author), Meredith C. Williams MD (Author), Jacquelyn M. McRae PharmD (Author), Stefan Vargas PharmD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Medicare Advantage (MA) has grown rapidly since the Affordable Care Act; nearly one-third of Medicare beneficiaries now choose MA. An assessment of the comparative value of the 2 options is confounded by an apparent selection bias favoring MA, as reflected in mortality differences. Previous assessme...