One often-discussed option for controlling Medicare spending is to switch to a premium-support design. This would shift part of the risk of future health care cost increases from the federal treasury ...

This retrospective cohort study of rural hospitals found that Medicare Advantage penetration increased substantially from 2008 to 2019 and was associated with greater hospital sustainability.

Medicare Advantage (MA) has grown rapidly over the course of the past two decades and is projected to continue to grow. We examined sources of new enrollment in MA and analyzed the switching patterns ...

Suggested Citation: "A1: Introduction." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2017. Accounting for Social Risk Factors in Medicare Payment. Washington, DC: The National Academies ...