Study Results from RAND Corporation Provide New Insights into Insurance (Disparities In the Quality of Clinical Care Delivered To American Indian/alaska Native Medicare Advantage Enrollees): Insurance

2022 JUN 27 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health Policy and Law Daily -- Research findings on Insurance are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting originating from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “This study used data from the 2019 Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) to examine differences in the quality of care received by American Indian/Alaska Native beneficiaries versus care received by non-Hispanic White beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (managed care) plans. American Indian/Alaska Native beneficiaries were more likely than White beneficiaries to receive care that meets clinical standards for eight of twenty-six HEDIS measures and were less likely than White beneficiaries to receive care that meets clinical standards for five of twenty-six measures.”

Financial support for this research came from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from RAND Corporation, “Measures for which American Indian/Alaska Native beneficiaries were less likely to receive care meeting clinical standards were mainly ones pertaining to appropriate treatment of diagnosed conditions. In all cases, differences in care for American Indian/Alaska Native and White beneficiaries were largely within-plan differences. These findings indicate the need for improved clinical care for all beneficiaries.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “For American Indian/Alaska Native beneficiaries, there is a particular need for improvement in the treatment of diagnosed conditions, including diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and alcohol and other forms of substance abuse.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: Disparities In the Quality of Clinical Care Delivered To American Indian/alaska Native Medicare Advantage Enrollees. Health Affairs, 2022;41(5):663-670. Health Affairs can be contacted at: Project Hope, 7500 Old Georgetown Rd, Ste 600, Bethesda, MD 20814-6133, USA.

The news editors report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Steven C. Martino, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, United States. Additional authors for this research include Jacob W. Dembosky, Marc N. Elliott, David J. Klein, Ann Haas, Amelia M. Haviland, John L. Adams, Jessica L. Maksut, Sarah J. Gaillot and Robert Weech-Maldonado.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01830. 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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