Trella Health Releases 2026 Report as Medicare Advantage Stalls at 55.4%
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Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 30
Trella Health Releases 2026 Report as Medicare Advantage Stalls at 55.4%
2 articles · Updated · PR Newswire · Jul 30
Summary
55.4% Medicare Advantage penetration held flat through January 2026, Trella Health said in its new post-acute market report, marking the first plateau after roughly a decade of average 2.1-point annual gains.
The 2026 edition turns every chart interactive and adds state-level analysis on home health start-of-care times, hospice adoption and costs, discharge patterns, quality measures, and length of stay.
3.3 days was the national average from inpatient discharge to home health start in 2025, with performance slowing in 39 states and state averages ranging from 2.3 to 6.5 days.
4.1% growth lifted fee-for-service hospice admissions to about 1.68 million in 2025, while skilled nursing admissions rose 1.7% to roughly 1.58 million for their first annual increase since 2022.
$29,000 lower end-of-life costs were associated with hospice stays of 121 days or more, while Trella said TEAM episode costs span about $30,000 to $51,300, raising pressure on referral relationships.