Researchers from Cornell University Detail Findings in CDC and FDA (Addressing health care disparities using a health plan quality measures index): CDC and FDA

2025 SEP 15 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators publish new report on CDC and FDA. According to news reporting originating from Honeoye Falls, New York, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “To develop an index using publicly available data to measure progress in addressing health care disparities. Given inherent socioeconomic differences between individuals insured by commercial/private insurance and those insured by Medicaid, we selected, based on set criteria, a portfolio of metrics comparing the national average performance between these 2 product lines from the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS).”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Cornell University, “Using data from the National Committee for Quality Assurance publicly reported national averages for HEDIS quality metrics from commercial/private insurance and Medicaid managed care, observed differences for these measures were aggregated to establish the index. The Health Insurance Disparities Index (HeIDI) demonstrated a gradual worsening of disparities nationally between individuals with commercial/private insurance and individuals with Medicaid insurance from 2017 to 2022, with a substantial deterioration during and after the COVID-19 pandemic years.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Because HeIDI assesses the status of health care disparities impacting individuals of lower socioeconomic status by insurance lines, it is useful for assessing performance for health plans, states, regions, and health systems utilizing verified HEDIS data.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Addressing health care disparities using a health plan quality measures index. The American Journal of Managed Care, 2025. The American Journal of Managed Care can be contacted at: Managed Care & Healthcare Communications Llc, 666 Plainsboro Rd, Ste 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Joseph A. Stankaitis, Cornell University Brooks School of Public Policy, 24 Hiram Way, Honeoye Falls, NY 14472. Additional authors for this research include Samyukta Singh and Sean Nicholson.

Publisher contact information for the The American Journal of Managed Care is: Managed Care & Healthcare Communications Llc, 666 Plainsboro Rd, Ste 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA.

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