Research Letter

Mortality and Posthospitalization Outcomes in Heart Failure–Focused Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.5913

April 09, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cross-sectional study examines the association of Chronic Condition Special Needs Plans vs conventional Medicare Advantage plans with quality of care and outcomes after hospitalization in patients with heart failure.

Corresponding Author: Jose F. Figueroa, MD, MPH, Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (jfigueroa@hsph.harvard.edu).

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