Medicare Advantage (Medicare+Choice)
Medicare+Choice: Payment Issues in Rural and Low Payment Areas
Research Report
Joyce Dubow, M.U.P., AARP Public Policy Institute
April 2001
Despite government efforts to encourage HMOs to offer services to Medicare beneficiaries in low payment and rural areas, the number of beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare+Choice plans remains low. In this AARP Public Policy Institute Data Digest, Joyce Dubow describes M+C payment policies and explains their implications. (6 pages)
Pub ID: DD60