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The Rise of Medicare Advantage: Effects on Total Joint Arthroplasty Patient Care and Research.

Jennifer C WangAmit S PipleXiao T ChenNicholas A BedardJohn J CallaghanDaniel J BerryAlexander B ChristNathanael D Heckmann
Published in: The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume (2022)
From 2004 to 2020, the number of patients utilizing MA increased markedly such that 1 in 3 were covered by MA in 2020. From 2015 to 2020, patients who were non-White were more likely to have MA than TM, and the MA group had a higher rate of several postoperative complications compared with the TM group. As TM claims data inform health-care policy and clinical decisions, this change portends future challenges, including limitations in arthroplasty registry research, an increase in the administrative burden of surgeons, and a potential worsening of social disparities in health care.
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