ICD10monitor January 29, 2024
Tiffany Ferguson, LMSW, CMAC, ACM

The U.S. Office of Minority Health (OMH) released last Tuesday new public files on Socio-demographic and Health Characteristics of Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community by Dual Eligible Status in 2021. The data file provides aggregated demographic information with correlations to health status and chronic conditions, activities of daily living, mental health, and oral health data from Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries.

This report is a sign of continued federal efforts to release valuable information regarding the social factors impacting healthcare for the Medicare population, which can help inform future policy and practice decisions. The data set from 2021 reveals some interesting details about the uniqueness of the dual-enrolled Medicare-Medicaid beneficiaries and their care delivery needs, compared to those who are not dual-eligible....

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Survey / Study, Trends
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