Here are five takeaways:
1. After entering nursing homes, 17 percent of Medicare Advantage patients switched to traditional Medicare.
2. A mere 3 percent of Medicare patients sought Medicare Advantage plans.
3. Researchers concluded this shift from private plans to traditional Medicare indicates that private plans are incenting patients to quit with higher costs associated with chronic health problems.
4. Private plans may also limit the physician network for chronically ill patients.
5. The CMS wants to reverse this trend by offering more payment to private plans for unhealthier patients and helping with cost management.
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