Fierce Healthcare April 8, 2024
Enrollees in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans with no monthly premiums are three times more likely to be nonwhite compared to traditional Medicare counterparts, research from Harvard Medical School and software provider Inovalon shows.
They are also more likely to live in urban areas than fee-for-service Medicare enrollees.
“Our analysis can help Medicare Advantage and other health plans more effectively serve their member populations by offering tailored designs and features,” said Christie Teigland, Ph.D., vice president of research science and advanced analytics at Inovalon and co-lead researcher on the project, in a news release.
The teams’ research suggests some MA plans with zero dollar premiums interest disadvantaged populations, in some cases appealing to people who don’t speak English, don’t own a...
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