More care doesn't equal happier patients in traditional Medicare

More care doesn't equal happier patients in traditional Medicare 
American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC); by Maggie L. Shaw; 3/17/25 
The extremes of health care contact days—having too few or more than average—among community-dwelling beneficiaries 65 years and older of traditional Medicare have been associated with unnecessary care, misdirected care coordination, and excessive care outside the home, according to new research published online [3/17/25] in JAMA Internal Medicine. Health care contact days are days spent receiving care outside of the home. ... “Clinicians, researchers, and policymakers could use contact days to evaluate interventions and reduce excess contact days for patients,” the authors conclude, “by avoiding unnecessary care, improving care coordination, and shifting care to the home.”