There’s a vital difference in how Medicare and Medicare Advantage prevent and treat strokes. What you should know.

The healthcare that patients get before and after a stroke depends largely on the insurance they have — highlighting the ...

Analysis: Medicare stroke care varies by plan

A first-of-its-kind analysis has revealed significant differences in stroke outcomes and stroke care for patients on ...

Medicare Advantage and Medicare–Medicaid eligible patients less likely to use highly rated stroke rehabilitation

Stroke patients with Medicare Advantage health insurance plans are less likely to be discharged to highly rated post-acute ...
TCTMD

Medicare Type, Dual Eligibility Influence Quality of Postacute Stroke Care

Older adults with Medicare Advantage plans, particularly those also eligible for Medicaid, are less likely to access skilled nursing.
The Commonwealth Fund

Medicare Alternative Payment Models That Support Improved Primary Care

Models that provide hybrid payments to primary care practices without adding financial risk are effective at supporting the ...

Medicare Advantage Disenrollments Are A Growing Threat To Beneficiaries

It’s unknown at this time whether additional forced disenrollment of beneficiaries will occur later this year. But it seems ...
Opinion
STATOpinion

Optum CMO: Doctors must take responsibility for patient outcomes

A peer-reviewed study published in the American Journal of Managed Care by America’s Physician Groups (APG), CareJourney, and Optum looked at whether health outcomes for dual-eligible Medicare and ...
Becker's Hospital Review

CMS launches digital health app library for Medicare beneficiaries

CMS launches digital health app library for Medicare beneficiaries to improve care with vetted, HIPAA-compliant patient-facing apps.
Becker's Hospital Review

Fewer Medicare patients are dying in hospitals

Medicare patients who died in 2015 were more likely to die in their home and less likely to die in a hospital than those who died in 2000, a study published in JAMA found. The researchers analyzed ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News

Dementia patients less likely to receive high-quality home healthcare, study finds

Older Medicare patients with dementia are less likely to receive high-quality home healthcare than those without dementia, with significant variations in the quality of care for dementia patients ...