{"id":6148,"date":"2022-09-21T09:35:49","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T09:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/?p=6148"},"modified":"2022-09-22T06:04:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T06:04:51","slug":"medicare-advantage-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distilinfo.com\/healthplan\/medicare-advantage-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Dual-eligible Medicare Advantage plans not providing more equitable care, study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Medicare Advantage plans designed for dual eligible populations are not broadly outperforming plans not specifically catered to this population, a new study in Health Affairs<\/em> found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers compared dual eligible special needs plans, known as D-SNPs, to traditional Medicare and typical Medicare Advantage plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dual eligibility occurs when someone is eligible for Medicare because of age or disability, and Medicaid because of income status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The analysis, done by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the College of William and Mary, found D-SNP plans generally performed better across measures of quality and satisfaction than traditional Medicare. However, these plans did not outperform other Medicare Advantage<\/a> plans.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On measures where D-SNP plans outperformed Medicare Advantage, these benefits were only higher among non-Hispanic white dual eligibles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the study, 64 percent of dual eligibles are people of color. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a news release, Eric Roberts, PhD, assistant professor of health policy and management at the University of Pittsburgh said D-SNP plans have yet to deliver on their potential to provide better care for enrollees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cD-SNPs clearly aren\u2019t hitting it out of the ballpark when it comes to enrollees being satisfied that they have improved access or care coordination,” Mr. Roberts said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the ways that quality could be improved, Mr. Roberts said, is by requiring plans to report outcomes by race and ethnicity.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSource: Beckers payer<\/a><\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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