Coverage of our peer-reviewed research and news reporting in the health care and mainstream press.
An article by Becker's Payer Issues cited a study published in the October 2022 issue of The American Journal of Managed Care®. The study, “Turnover Among New Medicare Advantage Enrollees May Be Greater Than Perceived,” showed that of 6,520,169 new Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees, 15.6% had changed insurance within 1 year after enrollment in MA and 49.2% had changed insurance by 5 years.
Telephone Follow-Up on Medicare Patient Surveys Remains Critical
January 16th 2025Including a telephone component in Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey administration continues to be valuable because telephone responses comprise a substantial portion of responses for several underserved groups.
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Quantifying the Altruism Value for a Rare Pediatric Disease: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
January 14th 2025Altruism values for treatments of rare, severe pediatric diseases have not been estimated. This study found the altruism value for a hypothetical new Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment to be $80 per year.
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Health Equity & Access Weekly Roundup: January 11, 2025
January 11th 2025ACA enrollment rate hits a milestone, though IRA subsidies may not extend beyond 2025; network adequacy standards fail to translate into efficient access to mental health care for Medicaid enrollees; research examines racial disparities in postpartum hypertension and vaccine uptake.
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