This summary provides an overview of the Medicare Advantage (MA) marketplace and highlights key changes between 2009 and 2010. On average, Medicare beneficiaries will be able to choose from more than 30 MA plans in 2010—in addition to the traditional Medicare program. Beneficiaries who...

This new study shows that Medicare beneficiary information-gathering behavior and experience with Medicare managed care were more highly associated with knowledge about Medicare managed care than formal education, age, income, or membership in a managed care plan before enrolling in Medicare....

This report presents findings from Mathematica’s study of how Medicare Advantage (MA) has evolved over its first three years. It focuses on plan availability and enrollment, benefits and premiums, quality of care, and firms’ perspectives and decisionmaking. The findings provide evidence of...

Patient-centered medical homes are primary care practices that focus on coordinating acute and preventive care. Such practices can obtain patient-centered medical home recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance. We compare growth rates for emergency department (ED) use and...

This report uses data on fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries who first responded to the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey in 2003-2006 to assess the feasibility of using existing claims-based indicators to identify community-dwelling Medicare beneficiaries with disability based solely on...