Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Researcher Targets Geriatrics and Gerontology (Association of Healthcare Access And Dual Eligibility Status Based on Enrollment in Managed Care): Aging Research – Geriatrics and Gerontology

2025 JAN 27 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on geriatrics and gerontology. According to news originating from Rochester, Michigan, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Dual-eligible beneficiaries (enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid) remain a growing population with complex care needs.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine: “However, there are limited studies evaluating self-reported access to healthcare among these individuals. Using six key outcomes that describe the characteristics of beneficiaries’ usual source of care from the 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, we retrospectively analyzed self-assessment questionnaire data among individuals age 18 and older (N = 12,924) to evaluate the association between healthcare access and dual-eligibility status based on enrollment in managed care. A series of survey-weighted multivariable logistic regression models were estimated. After adjusting the models for demographic factors, socioeconomic factors, and interaction term between dual-eligible and managed care status, we calculated marginal effects of managed care and dual-eligibility on healthcare access outcomes and used analysis of variance contrast tests to estimate the difference in the probability of outcomes based on managed care and dual-eligibility status. The results demonstrate non-dual managed care beneficiaries were significantly less likely to seek care [4.1% versus 2.5%, p-value = 0.0338] and experienced greater delays in care [6.6% versus 4.9%, p-value = 0.0398] due to cost. We also noted no significant impact on established and regular care access independently based on dual-eligibility status or managed care status.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “These findings suggest managed care may not significantly influence dual-eligibles’ access to healthcare but should be analyzed further for associations with healthcare disparities before making policy recommendations. Future research should also examine associations between quality of care measures and dual-eligibility status to continue holistically evaluating healthcare equity.”

For more information on this research see: Association of Healthcare Access And Dual Eligibility Status Based on Enrollment in Managed Care. Innovation in Aging, 2024,8(Supplement_1). (Innovation in Aging - https://academic.oup.com/innovateage). The publisher for Innovation in Aging is Oxford University Press (OUP).

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igae098.3802.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Aastha Dharia, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester, Michigan, United States. Additional authors for this research include Wassim Tarraf, Ramin Homayouni, Mohammad Usama Toseef.

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