Studies Question Value of Private Medicare Plans
Private Medicare plans have increased the cost and complexity of the program without providing any evidence of improved care, according to a study by Mathematica Policy Research and a study by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has recommended that Medicare Advantage plan payments gradually be reduced to the level of traditional Medicare.
- "Studies Say Private Medicare Plans Have Added Costs, for Little Gain" (Pear, New York Times, 11/24).