26-A-14500-ACC ENROLLMENT IN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE DECREASED OUT-OF-POCKET SPENDING AND IMPROVED AFFORDABILITY OF CARE FOR ADULTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS: A NATIONAL QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS

Adults with cardiovascular (CV) disease face high out-of-pocket (OOP) costs and difficulty affording care. As of 2024, more beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) than traditional Medicare (TM), but MA’s effect on financial burden in this group is unclear, partly because prior studies do not fully account for enrollee differences.