MedCity News July 10, 2023
A Humana study in Health Affairs found that 80% of dual-eligible beneficiaries had at least one health-related social need in 2019, compared to 48% of non-dual-eligible enrollees. While prevalence was higher in dual-eligible enrollees, non-dual-eligible enrollees shouldn’t be overlooked, researchers said.
Whether Medicare Advantage enrollees are dually Medicaid-Medicare eligible or not, health-related social needs are largely prevalent, a new study shows.
The July study was published in Health Affairs and was conducted by researchers at Humana and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. It examined the prevalence of health-related social needs in 2019 among beneficiaries enrolled in individual Medicare Advantage plans offered by Humana, the second largest MA payer in the U.S. The research sample included 11,896 dual-eligible enrollees and...
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