Research brief: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans linked to use of inferior hospice care
03/12/25 at 03:00 AM
Research brief: Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans linked to use of inferior hospice care
Penn LDI - Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics; 3/11/25
Beneficiaries of Medicare Advantage special needs plans are significantly more likely to use lower-quality hospices than beneficiaries of other Medicare plans. These disparities may result from the geographic availability of high-quality hospices or the referrals that beneficiaries receive from their plans’ contracted hospitals and nursing homes. The results support incentivizing referrals to high-quality hospices and improving consumer information about hospice quality.