Medicare Advantage enrollees receive fewer home health visits than their counterparts in fee-for-service Medicare, according to the Medicare Payment and Advisory Commission. The commission, which advises Congress on Medicare and Medicaid issues, published a report to Congress June 12. In 2021, 8.3% of Medicare Advantage enrollees received home healthcare, a slightly lower number than the 8.6% of fee-for-service enrollees that received this care. MA beneficiaries were 3.2% more likely to receive home healthcare after an acute care hospitalization than fee-for-service beneficiaries, according to MedPAC. The difference could suggest home healthcare is sometimes used as a substitute for costlier types of post-acute care in Medicare Advantage, the commission wrote.
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Source: https://www.beckerspayer.com/payer/medpac-medicare-advantage-enrollees-receive-fewer-home-health-visits/