Becker's Healthcare July 6, 2023
There are several demographic and socioeconomic differences between individuals who select traditional Medicare coverage versus Medicare Advantage plans before they turn 65 and who have commercial insurance, according to a new study from researchers at Harvard University and software firm Inovalon.
The study was published July 6 and uses datasets from Inovalon that covers about 30 percent of the country’s privately insured population, including employer-sponsored, individual ACA, and MA plans. The second dataset is from CMS and contains 100 percent of the medical and pharmacy claims for all traditional Medicare beneficiaries, along with enrollment data for all Medicare and MA members. The third dataset is sourced from data marketing firm Acxiom and tracks SDOH to a ZIP code level across...
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