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Publication Date: December 2008
Publisher: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Author(s):
Research Area: Health; Labor
Keywords: medicare,; Advantage; PFFS
Type: Brief
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
This issue brief examines the recent boom in Medicare Advantage enrollment attributable to employers contracting with Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans to cover their Medicare-eligible retirees. Between 2006 and 2008, the number of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage group plans nearly doubled from 900,000 to nearly 1.7 million as of June 2008; most of this growth is attributable to contracts between employers and PFFS plans.