Medicare Advantage Enrollees Have Access to About Half of the Physicians Available to Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries
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Description
Explores how provider networks vary across Medicare Advantage plans and when compared to traditional Medicare. Examines the share of physicians available to Medicare Advantage enrollees as a share of physicians available to traditional Medicare beneficiaries by analyzing Medicare Advantage provider directories for 2022. Includes information on the availability of physicians to Medicare Advantage enrollees and traditional Medicare beneficiaries in rural counties.
Author(s)
Matthew Rae, Jeannie Fuglesten Biniek, Tricia Neuman, Karen Pollitz
Date
10/2025
Organization
KFF
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· Health insurance
· Medicare
· Physicians
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data