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Purpose of Review Medicare Advantage (MA), or Medicare Part C, is the program that allows private health insurance companies to provide Medicare services. MA is growing exponentially with increasing enrollment of older adults who are more medically and socially complex and more racially and ethnically diverse. Legislative and regulatory oversight of MA has lagged behind its growth. Here we review key aspects of MA pertinent to older adults and those with serious illness, and we highlight recent major federal policies shaping MA. Recent Findings While MA was initially developed to provide cost savings, generate innovations in care, and improve healthcare quality, data indicate that costs are higher and quality is variable as compared to traditional Medicare. Development of functional impairment or worsening illness are associated with people switching from MA to traditional Medicare, which raises concerns about whether MA can adequately meet the needs of complex older adults. Recent legislative and regulatory updates have allowed MA plans to expand supplemental benefits that target social determinants of health and offer access to palliative care. Regulations continue to work toward

Author

Deborah Grace Freeland; Marian Grant

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2023

Language

EN