Studies from National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion Yield New Data on Managed Care (Us Adults With Diagnosed Diabetes Enrolled In Medicare By Age and Insurance Type): Managed Care

2025 AUG 06 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- A new study on Managed Care is now available. According to news reporting originating in Atlanta, Georgia, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “To compare clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of U.S. Medicare beneficiaries overall and with diagnosed diabetes by age group (18-64 years and >= 65 years) and insurance type (traditional fee-for-service [FFS] vs Medicare Advantage [MA]) and to compare the prevalence of diabetes among beneficiaries by age group and type of insurance.”

The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion, “In this retrospective, cross-sectional study from the U.S. Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS), we combined data from 2017 to 2022 and conducted an unadjusted, pooled analysis of administrative and survey data, weighted to represent U.S. Medicare beneficiaries. We used logistic regression to assess difference by insurance type in care satisfaction. Beneficiaries more likely to enroll in MA than FFS were the same groups at high risk of diabetes, including non-Hispanic Black (18-64: 21.2 % vs 15.9 %; >= 65:11.4 % vs 6.5 %) and Hispanic (18-64: 14.4 % vs 8.9 %; >= 65:11.0 % vs 5.4 %) populations, those with less than a high school education (>= 65:16.4 % vs 9.2 %) or annual income <$25,000 (18-64: 69.0 % vs 64.0 %; >= 65:34.5 % vs 21.6 %), and full dual-eligible beneficiaries (>= 65:10.5 % vs 6.1 %). Beneficiaries with diabetes enrolled in MA did not differ from those enrolled in FFS in diabetes self-management or satisfaction with healthcare. Subgroups of people at highest risk of diabetes were more likely to enroll in MA.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Our findings support studies reporting that people with diabetes self-select into MA, and their lack of difference in satisfaction between FFS and MA may support studies that report MA is no less effective than FFS in diabetes care.”

For more information on this research see: Us Adults With Diagnosed Diabetes Enrolled In Medicare By Age and Insurance Type. Preventive Medicine Reports, 2025;56. Preventive Medicine Reports can be contacted at: Elsevier, Radarweg 29, 1043 Nx Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Barbara H. Bardenheier, Cdcp, Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion, Atlanta, GA, United States. Additional authors for this research include Steven Bloom, Linda J. Andes, Xilin Zhou, Kai McKeever Bullard and Stefan Gravenstein.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103157. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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