title: Health status of dually eligible beneficiaries in managed care plans.
abstract: We conducted a descriptive study examining the health status of dually eligible beneficiaries using a sample from the Medicare Health Outcomes Survey (HOS), a measure of health status administered to enrollees in Medicare managed care (MMC). Overall, we found that dually eligible beneficiaries were sicker, more depressed, and reporting more pain than Medicare-only beneficiaries. Our results suggest that quality improvement initiatives that center on pain and depression management in the dually eligible population present important opportunities for collaboration between Medicare and Medicaid.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, USA. tlied@cms.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Terry R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Lied
authors.forename: Samuel C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Haffer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D004608:Eligibility Determination; D005260:Female; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D008484:Medicaid; D006278:Medicare; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000453:epidemiology; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology