Medicare Advantage Benefits Design and Access to Cardiovascular Care

Key Points

• This study aims to evaluate the impact of Medicare Advantage benefits design on access to cardiovascular care.
• Cross-sectional analysis of Medicare Advantage plans
• Comparison of plans with reduced cost-sharing for cardiologists
• Assessment of quality metrics of cardiovascular care
• Increase in the number of Medicare Advantage plans with lower cost-sharing over time
• Plans with reduced cost-sharing tend to offer higher quality care
• Geographic variability persists in the supply of cardiologists and available plans

Abstract