Medicare Advantage Enrollment Following the 21st Century Cures Act in Adults With End-Stage Renal Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In January 2021, under the 21st Century Cures Act, Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) were permitted to enroll in private Medicare Advantage (MA) plans for the first time. In the first year of the Cures Act, there was a 51% increase in MA enrollment among beneficiaries with ESRD.

Objective

To examine changes in MA enrollment among Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD in the first 2 years of the Cures Act and, among beneficiaries newly enrolled in MA in 2021, to assess the proportion of beneficiaries who switched MA contracts and how the characteristics of contracts changed.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional, population-based time-trend study was conducted from January 2020 to December 2022. Eligible participants incl

SUBMITTER: Nguyen KH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11393715 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature