HealthExec July 29, 2021
Medicare is associated with reductions in racial and ethnic disparities in insurance coverage, access to care and self-reported health across the U.S., according to a new study published in JAMA.
Researchers from Yale and Harvard examined Medicare data from 2008 through 2018, with more than 2.4 million respondents in the study sample. They looked at recipients before and after they became eligible, finding Americans were much more likely to have health insurance immediately after turning 65 compared to just before 65 years of age.
The study comes at a time when policymakers are still considering pushing for a Medicare-for-all healthcare option.
“Understanding the association of Medicare with access to care and health outcomes nationally and by race and ethnicity...
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