MedCity News April 8, 2024
Marissa Plescia

A new study found that enrollees with zero-premium MA plans are three times as likely to be non-White compared to other MA enrollees and traditional Medicare enrollees.

A new study released Monday found that Medicare Advantage plan design can have a major impact on enrollment and outcomes.

The study was published by Harvard Medical School and Inovalon, a provider of cloud-based software solutions. It used Inovalon’s Medical Outcomes Research for Effectiveness and Economics Registry dataset, which “tracks demographic characteristics and outcomes for about 30% of all MA members at any given point in time,” according to the report.

The researchers found that enrollees with zero-premium MA plans are three times as likely to be non-White compared to other MA enrollees...

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