{"id":4775,"date":"2022-08-03T15:26:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T22:26:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/largest-medicare-advantage-plans-pay-big-markups-for-dialysis\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T08:39:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T16:39:39","slug":"largest-medicare-advantage-plans-pay-big-markups-for-dialysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/largest-medicare-advantage-plans-pay-big-markups-for-dialysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest Medicare Advantage Plans Pay Big Markups for Dialysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Largest Medicare Advantage Plans Pay Big Markups for Dialysis<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Large dialysis chains charge Medicare Advantage plans 27% more for dialysis services compared with what they charge the traditional, fee-for-service Medicare program, according to a new USC analysis.<\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n \n \n \n\n<\/div>\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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By\u00a0USC Schaeffer Center<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe dialysis industry is heavily consolidated and two large national chains are the dominant provider in most communities,\u201d said\u00a0Eugene Lin<\/a>, a clinical fellow at the USC Schaeffer Center and an assistant professor of nephrology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. \u201cAs a result, these chains can wield their market power by forcing insurers to pay high prices. We\u2019ve seen evidence of this in the commercial market, and now we are seeing the same thing in Medicare Advantage.\u201d<\/p>\n

The study, by researchers at the USC Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, appears in the August 2022 issue of\u00a0Health Affairs<\/a><\/em>. The researchers found:<\/p>\n