Medicare Advantage enrollment was associated with lower inpatient rehabilitation facility use, modestly lower readmissions, and a higher mortality risk for hip fracture and stroke.
Does Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment affect IRF use, readmissions, and mortality risk in clinically complex patients with hip fracture and stroke?
Medicare Advantage's strategy of shifting clinically complex patients to lower-cost settings may carry unintended adverse consequences, including higher mortality risk for hip fracture and stroke.
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MA enrollment was associated with lower IRF use, modestly lower readmissions, and a higher mortality risk for hip fracture and stroke. These findings suggest that MA's strategy of shifting patients to lower-cost settings may carry unintended adverse consequences for clinically complex patients.
Lake et al. (Mon,) reported a other. Medicare Advantage enrollment was associated with lower inpatient rehabilitation facility use, modestly lower readmissions, and a higher mortality risk for hip fracture and stroke.