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Increase in hospital days by Medicare Advantage members - The Kaiser Family Foundation
In 2025, 54 percent of eligible Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan. This trend will impact healthcare providers since Medicare Advantage plans ‘reimbursement differs from traditional Medicare. How will this affect hospitals and beneficiaries? First, almost all Medicare Advantage plans require prior authorization for inpatient hospital stays, post-acute skilled nursing facility stays, and home health care. Second, Medicare Advantage plans typically establish provider networks and impose higher out-of-pocket costs for care received from out-of-network providers. Jamie Godwin, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Zachary Levinson, and Tricia Neuman, analysts for The Kaiser Family Foundation, explain how Medicare Advantage plans are changing the hospital reimbursement landscape. Read their analysis here…
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