Health status of dually eligible beneficiaries in managed care plans
Lied, T.R.; Haffer, S.C.
Health Care Financing Review 25(4): 59-74
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0195-8631 PMID: 15493444 Document Number: 574822
We conducted a descriptive study examining the health status of dually eligible beneficiaries using a sample from the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS), a measure of health status administered to enrollees in Medicare managed care (MMC). Overall, we found that dually eligible beneficiaries were sicker, more depressed, and reporting more pain than Medicare-only beneficiaries. Our results suggest that quality improvement initiatives that center on pain and depression management in the dually eligible population present important opportunities for collaboration between Medicare and Medicaid.