Medicare Advantage enrollees living in disadvantaged neighborhoods more likely to use high-cost care: Study

Becker's Healthcare July 21, 2023
Rylee Wilson

The neighborhood an individual lives in can affect their healthcare utilization, especially in the Medicare population, according to a study in the American Journal of Managed Care.

Researchers compared claims data for a sample of commercially insured individuals younger than 89.

The study found adults older than 65 residing in disadvantaged neighborhoods had a higher risk of utilizing high-cost medical care. The risk was lower among younger commercially insured adults in the same neighborhoods.

Conversely, children who resided in neighborhoods with higher average incomes were more likely to utilize high-cost care, the study found.

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