Medicare Advantage accounts for rising share of inpatient days - Becker's Hospital Review

In 2022, 23% of inpatient hospital days were attributable to Medicare Advantage, up from 13% in 2015.

Here are three trends to note:

In 2022, 30% of hospitals had more Medicare Advantage inpatient days than traditional Medicare. In 2015, just 5% of hospitals had more MA days than traditional Medicare days.
Traditional Medicare accounted for 25% of hospitals inpatient days in 2022.
In rural and micropolitan counties, the share of inpatient days from Medicare Advantage enrollees doubled between 2015 and 2022.

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