Medicare+ Choice

Medicare+ Choice

An expanded set of options for delivering healthcare under Medicare (US), which was established by the 1997 Balanced Budget Act, under which most Medicare beneficiaries can choose to receive benefits through the original fee-for-service program or through one of three M+C plans.
Medicare+ Choice
• Co-ordinated care plans—e.g., HMOs, provider sponsored organisations, PPOs;
• Medical Savings Account (MSA)/High Deductible plans—available to up to 400K beneficiaries;
• Private fee-for-service plans.