Changes in Home Health Care Use in Medicare Advantage Compared to Traditional Medicare, 2011-2016

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Article Publication Date: 
9/1/2020
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Prior work has shown that home health providers strategically provided therapy visits and recertified episodes in order to maximize payment under traditional Medicare (TM). However, Medicare Advantage (MA) has more flexibility in terms of how they pay for home health care. This mixed-methods study examines changes in patterns of post-acute and community-admitted home health care use between 2011 and 2016, focusing on differences between MA and TM and across MA contract types.
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, ASPE
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