Traditional Medicare works!  Researchers looked at 60 million people on traditional Medicare between 1999 and 2013.  They found that mortality rates dropped steadily, and people were less likely to end up in the hospital.  The improvement comes from a combination of health prevention programs, improved medical technology, and care shifting from hospitals to less expensive outpatient facilities. People who were hospitalized were having much better outcomes.  They had a much better chance for survival!

Traditional Medicare is improving people’s lives!