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July 30, 2021   
Health Law Weekly

Beneficiaries' Shift from Medicare Advantage to FFS in Last Year of Life Raises Concerns, Lawmakers Say

  • July 30, 2021

Seniors in their last year of life, who are generally in poorer health and require costly care, are switching from Medicare Advantage (MA) to fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare at more than twice the rate of all other MA beneficiaries, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported July 28.

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