According to a study, sicker Americans continue to use Medicare managed care plans.

Published Date: 28 Jun 2023

According to recent research, Medicare managed care plans now seem to be keeping sicker patients with more complex medical needs after receiving criticism for years for "cherry-picking" the healthiest patients.

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