HCFO Findings Brief: Medicare Advantage and the Impact of Medicare HMOs on Inpatient Utilization

Glenn A. Melnick, Ph.D., and researchers at the University of Southern California conducted research examining the differences in hospital utilization for Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) and Medicare risk health maintenance organization (HMO) enrollees. They found that inpatient utilization was less for Medicare HMO enrolles than Medicare FFS enrollees. While the data that was analyzed preceded the establishment of Medicare Advantage, findings from this longitudinal study are relevant to the current debate about whether Medicare Advantage plans use health care resources efficiently.  For more...

 
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