Medicare Resource Use Differs by English Reading Proficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Medicare coverage decisions are complex. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides a hotline, handbook, and website to help Medicare beneficiaries understand their benefits and coverage options, yet it is unclear what factors affect beneficiary use of these resources. We examined limited English speaking and English reading proficiency status as predictors of CMS Medicare informational resource use in a nationally representative sample of Medicare beneficiaries.

Research design and methods

We used 2016-2018 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey data and linear probability models to assess whether the likelihood of using CMS Medicare informational resources differed among beneficiaries with limited English proficiency. We adjusted mod

SUBMITTER: Estenson L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11771191 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature