title: Can hybrid Medicare plan solve utilization woes?
abstract: Reducing inpatient hospitalizations as a way to control senior members' costs causes outpatient utilization to rise. The answer may lie in creating a hybrid Medicare plan that combines managed care with medical savings accounts. Learn more about the kinds of plans that may exist in the future.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002204:Capitation Fee; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D020402:Medical Savings Accounts / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010358:Patient Participation; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review