Jane M. Zhu, MD, MPP, MSHP

A secret shopper survey (N = 8306) in Pennsylvania’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace found inconsistencies between carrier regulatory filings and provider directories, frequent inaccuracies in regulatory filings, and challenges in securing timely appointments.

Relying on a 2-stage secret shopper survey, the authors found that inaccuracies in provider directories often persisted for well over 1 year.

Medicaid managed care network adequacy standards exhibit significant heterogeneity across regions and specialties, potentially creating large variations in health care access and quality.

Hospital participation in Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement model was not associated with changes in number of skilled nursing facility (SNF) partners or in SNF discharge concentration.