Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Receive Less Home Healthcare Services
- Medicare Advantage beneficiaries received shorter and less intensive home healthcare services than those in traditional Medicare, a study published in JAMA Health Forum found. The Medicare home healthcare benefit provides nursing, rehabilitation, home health aides, and medical social work services. Receiving home healthcare services has been...
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