Private Medicare Advantage Plans Increase Cost, Complexity Of Program Without Evidence Of Improving Care, Studies Find

Private Medicare Advantage plans are increasing costs for Medicare but not necessarily improving care, according to two studies published on Monday in the journal Health Affairs, the New York Times reports. Nearly 25% of all Medicare beneficiaries, or about 10.1 million people, currently are enrolled in private plans, the Times reports.

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Filed under: Medicare / Medicaid / Tricare on November 27th, 2008