Diabetes Care Among Older Adults Enrolled in Medicare Advantage Versus Traditional Medicare Fee-For-Service Plans: The Diabetes Collaborative Registry.
Utibe R EssienYuanyuan TangJose F FigueroaTerrence Michael A LitamFengming TangPhilip G JonesRavi PatelRishi K WadheraNihar R DesaiSanjeev N MehtaMikhail N KosiborodMuthiah VaduganathanPublished in: Diabetes care (2022)
While MA plans enable greater access to preventive care, this may not translate to improved intermediate health outcomes. MA beneficiaries are also less likely to receive newer antihyperglycemic therapies with proven outcome benefits in high-risk individuals. Long-term health outcomes under various Medicare plans requires surveillance.