In 2003, the Medicare Modernization Act created the Medicare Advantage program, which allowed seniors to choose coverage from private health plans. Both recent research published in The American Journal of Managed Care by Niall Brennan and Mark Shepard and another analysis by America’s Health Insurance Plans use HEDIS measures and state-based data on hospital utilization, respectively, to compare the quality of care received by enrollees in Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare fee-for-service. The studies found the new program performed better than traditional Medicare on a number of measures, including delivery of care car and hospital utilization.
Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Visceral: Verity, Legacy, Identity - Alaska Native Gut Knowledge and Perseverance is a group of three interrelated exhibitions co-curated by artist Sonya Kelliher-Combs that explore contemporary and historical Alaska Native issues, spotlighting gut as a conduit for Indigenous voices.