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Following Medicare enrollment, health care access improved similarly in MA and TM, with no differential change between groups. However, MA enrollees experienced a greater reduction in the proportion of individuals reporting trouble affording medical care (difference-in-differences [DiD] estimate \u22125.3pp [95% CI, \u22129.7 to \u22120.9]). Additionally, the percentage of adults satisfied with their care increased for both groups; however, these gains were larger among MA enrollees and increased over time (DiD +13.3pp [95% CI, 7.9-18.6]).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this national, longitudinal study of adults entering Medicare, we found that enrollment in MA was associated with greater improvements in the affordability of care and higher satisfaction compared with enrollment in TM, without meaningful differences in health care access.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/haschl\/qxag202","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,8]],"date-time":"2026-08-08T11:51:00Z","timestamp":1786189860000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Health care access, affordability, and satisfaction following enrollment in Medicare Advantage"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"4","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5810-5927","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andrew S","family":"Oseran","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Richard A. and Susan F. 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