Medicare Advantage: A Disadvantage for Complex Cancer Surgery Patients.

Mustafa Raoof Philip H G ItuarteSidra HayeGretchen Jacobson Kevin M SullivanOliver EngJae KimYuman Fong

Published in: Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (2022)

Enrollment in MA plan is associated with lower estimated hospital costs. However, compared with TM, MA beneficiaries had lower access to high-volume hospitals and increased 30-day mortality for stomach, pancreas, or liver surgery.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
papillary thyroid
prognostic factors
emergency department
health insurance
squamous cell carcinoma
acute coronary syndrome
young adults
affordable care act
patient reported