This project looks at supplemental benefit availability and utilization under Medicare Advantage (MA) plans through three aims: 1) examining major categories of supplemental benefits offered by MA plans in 2018 and 2019; 2) examining enrollment in MA plans with supplemental benefits in 2018 (and 2019 if possible), e.g., which benefit packages are selected; and 3) assessing utilization and cost of supplemental benefits offered by MA plans in 2013, using a unique dataset of MA bid data for 2015. The analysis will indicate beneficiary uptake and plans’ cost in the four supplemental benefit categories identified for the project.
Benchmarking Medicare Advantage Benefit Design
Grantee Organization
University of Maryland
Principal Investigator
Eva DuGoff, Ph.D., M.P.P.
Term
2/1/19 - 8/31/19
Award Amount
$45,953
Approval Year
Related Program
Advancing Medicare
Topics
Medicare
Grantee Organization
University of Maryland
Principal Investigator
Eva DuGoff, Ph.D., M.P.P.
Term
2/1/19 - 8/31/19
Award Amount
$45,953
Approval Year
Related Program
Advancing Medicare
Topics
Medicare