Making the Switch (IMAGE) Brown University Caption As people needed more intensive and expensive care, switching to traditional public Medicare became much more common that switching to private Medicare Advantage plans. Credit Graphic: Momotazur Rahman/Brown University Usage Restrictions with credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.