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ices can reduce morbidity and mortality if beneficiaries receive them." They continue, "In conclusion, we found that the quality of care delivered to Medicare beneficiaries is substantially lower in for-profit health plans compared with not-for-profit health plans.Our findings are not only consistent with prior research but also reinforce the concern that the financial incentives of for-profit plans lead to less aggressive efforts to manage the quality of care." The investigators recommend that quality monitoring should be cornerstone of federal government efforts to optimize the quality of health care for Medicare beneficiaries.

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