Use of High‐ and Low‐Value Care Among Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries With and Without Medigap
Medigap coverage is associated with higher health care spending among TM beneficiaries, but does not consistently promote high- or low-value care. These findings highlight the need for policy reforms that provide incentives to supplemental insurance plans to encourage evidence-based service use and discourage spending on unnecessary care.
Authors
- Sungchul Park
- A. Mark Fendrick
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- Department of Health (TW)
- Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Services Research
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.70091
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00