A majority of Medicare benes are soon expected to be enrolled in #MedicareAdvantage, but how do private plans compare to traditional Medicare? And how are the experiences in MA vs TM different (if at all) for beneficiaries of color? 1/4 Our review of 62 studies found few differences. Notably, however, few studies looked specifically at beneficiaries of color, despite the fact that MA enrollees are growing increasingly diverse. 2/4 bit.ly/3dnMDcN

New: Higher and Faster Growing Spending Per Medicare Advantage Enrollee Adds to Medicare’s Solvency and Affordability Challenges. kff.org/medicare/issue… @jcubanski @tricia_neuman @KFF @jcubanski @tricia_neuman @KFF The analysis finds payments to Medicare Advantage plans were $321 higher per enrollee than spending by comparable beneficiaries in traditional Medicare in 2019. That led to an estimated $7 billion in additional spending in that year.

ICYMI: We find that a smaller share of traditional Medicare beneficiaries than Medicare Advantage enrollees reported a cost-related problem in 2018. W/ @tricia_neuman @jcubanski @Nancy_A_Ochieng. Thread on our findings @tricia_neuman @jcubanski @Nancy_A_Ochieng Cost-related problems were most common among traditional Medicare beneficiaries w/out supplemental coverage - 30% of which reported a problem.