Do dual eligible beneficiaries experience better health care in special needs plans?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNPs) were intended to provide better care for beneficiaries eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid through better coordination of these two programs.

Data sources

671 913 dual eligible (DE) respondents to the 2009-2019 Medicare Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) survey.

Study design

We compared the 2015-2019 experiences of DE beneficiaries in D-SNPs relative to fee-for-service Medicare (FFS) and non-SNP Medicare Advantage (MA) using propensity-score weighted linear regression. Comparisons were made to 2009-2014. 12 patient experience measures were considered.

Data collection methods

Annual mail survey with telephone follow-up of non-respondents.

Principal findings

More than 65%

SUBMITTER: Haviland AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8143688 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature