title: Contracting with Medicare Advantage plans: a brief for critical access hospital administrators.
abstract: This document summarizes the experience of CAH administrators with contracts offered by Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. Telephone surveys were conducted with CAH administrators across the country to learn about their experiences with MA plans. This brief includes information about the contract terms administrators have been offered, their experiences negotiating with MA plans, and their advice for others dealing with this issue.
authors.affiliation: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis, 984350 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4350, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: Roslyn
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fraser-Maginn
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Radford
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Slifkin
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lenardson
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Silver
authors.forename: Curt
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States