Why Medicare Advantage Patients Walk Away

Yet another newflash study reaching the same conclusions. The risk of being trampled by the MA cash cows herded by Wall Street is greatest for those most in need and least able to react. The original article is behind a paywall but summarized in the second (along with editorial comment.) As always and especially in healthcare, YMMV.

Medicare Advantage Plan Disenrollment: Beneficiaries Cite Access, Cost, And Quality Among Reasons For Leaving. Health Affairs Vol. 44, No. 6: Payment Policy, Medicare Advantage & More

Churn and Burn: Why Medicare Advantage Patients Walk Away. American Council on Science and Health