Inpatient and Postacute Care After Head and Neck Surgery Among Beneficiaries.

Among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for head and neck cancer surgery, short-term inpatient utilization during the index admission was similar for Medicare Advantage and FFS enrollees.

Medicare Advantage admissions had lower observed frequencies of selected complex procedure categories; however, this finding should be interpreted as a difference in observed operative mix rather than direct evidence of reduced access.