No Association Between Medicare Advantage Providers' Network Restrictiveness and Star Rating Between 2013 and 2017: An Observational Study.

Dannie DaiYevgeniy FeymanJose F FigueroaAustin B FraktMelissa M Garrido

Published in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)

Our findings suggest that existing MA contract quality measures are not useful for indicating differences in network restrictiveness. Given the importance of provider choice to beneficiaries, more specific metrics may be needed to facilitate informed decisions about MA coverage.

Keyphrases

primary care
affordable care act
quality improvement
network analysis