DATA POINT: 2021 Medicare Advantage Membership Growth Continues to Outpace Medicare Fee-For-Service Growth
FREE DATA POINT Medicare Advantage growth continues to outpace overall Medicare FFS membership growth, according to the latest statistics.
DATA POINT: Why Does Primary Care Spending Matter?
FREE DATA POINT Why should we be concerned that primary care spending appears to be declining? A growing body of evidence measuring health system performance and population health outcomes finds that greater primary care is associated with better value: enhanced population health outcomes, greater equity, and more efficient use of healthcare resources.
DataPoint: 40% of Americans Delay Care
How is COVID-19 delaying care? Nationwide 40% of Americans are still delaying care according to a survey from the U.S. Census Bureau.
DataPoint: Medicare Advantage Penetration Reaches 36% in 2020
Medicare Advantage penetration continued to grow following the 2020 Medicare Annual Election Period, reaching 36.0% in 2020, according to CMS’s March data release.
DataPoint: Almost 90% of COVID-19 Admissions Involve Comorbidities
The hospitalization rate for COVID-19 is 4.6 per 100,000 population, and almost 90% of hospitalized patients have some type of underlying condition, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
