The Facts About MA
MA coverage results in lower costs, better health outcomes and better value for America’s seniors and people with disabilities when compared with FFS.
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Value of Medicare Advantage
More than 34 Americans choose Medicare Advantage (MA) because it provides them with better care at lower costs than fee-for-service Medicare (FFS)
Why More Than 34 Million Americans Choose MA
Medicare Advantage plans coordinate care for America’s seniors and people with disabilities, resulting in lower costs, better health outcomes and better value for patients. The more than 34 million Americans who choose an MA plan spend far less, on average, in premiums and out-of-pocket costs than those with FFS.
MA serves a population that is more clinically complex and more diverse than FFS, including a majority of beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. These are vulnerable, low-income seniors who count on the superior value, support and services MA provides.
The facts show MA decisively outperforms FFS on everything that seniors care about most: affordability, benefits and outcomes. That is why more than 34 million Americans and counting choose MA for their health care coverage.
Learn More About MA
- New Analysis Shows Medicare Advantage Outperforms Fee-for-Service Medicare in Improving Patient Outcomes, Delivering Care at a Lower Cost
- AHIP In The Washington Post: MA Decisively Outperforms FFS on Affordability, Benefits & Outcomes
- New Analysis Rebuts MedPAC’s Claims about Medicare Advantage
- New Analysis Exposes Additional Flaws in MedPAC Report
- Seniors Choose Medicare Advantage for Better Care at Lower Costs – Protecting their Benefits is Critical
- 2025 Medicare Advantage Landscape
- Medicare Advantage Delivers Higher-Quality Care at a Lower Cost than Fee-for-Service Medicare
- Medicare Advantage Provides Higher Quality of Care and Better Rates of Preventive Service Than Fee-for-Service Medicare
- Medicare Advantage: Saving Money for Seniors
- MA Improves Seniors’ Health with Better Access, Better Quality, and Better Value
- MA Increases Rural Health System Stability & Improves Care Quality
Go Deeper
- Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Fee-for-Service Medicare: Different Populations, Different Outcomes
- Medicare Advantage Demographics Report
- Medicare Advantage Provides Higher Quality of Care and Better Rates of Preventive Service Than Fee-for-Service Medicare
- Value of Medicare Advantage Compared with Fee-for-Service Medicare