Medigap Coverage May Have Smaller Impact on Medicare Spending than Previously Thought: AHIP Study
March 26, 2008
March 26, 2008
WESTCHESTER, Ill., March 26 -- The Healthcare Financial Management Association issued the following news release:
Previous studies have asserted that Medigap policyholders incur as much as 25 percent more Medicare expenditures than beneficiaries with fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare only because Medigap generally provides coverage on a first-dollar basis. However, a new study by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), published in the March-April issue of Health Affairs, shows . . .
Previous studies have asserted that Medigap policyholders incur as much as 25 percent more Medicare expenditures than beneficiaries with fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare only because Medigap generally provides coverage on a first-dollar basis. However, a new study by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), published in the March-April issue of Health Affairs, shows . . .