The analysis by Brown University researchers offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the Medicare Advantage insurance broker market, drawing on data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.
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Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice
David Meyers
Vice Chair & Ph.D. Program Director, Associate Professor
Biography
Dr. Meyers is an Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy, Policy and Practice at the Brown University School of Public Health. Professor Meyers is a health services researcher and health economist whose research broadly focuses on how payment and delivery reform affect the outcomes of historically marginalized patient populations. His current research interests include trying to understand the drivers of inequities in the Medicare Advantage program, the evaluation of care management programs for high-risk patient populations, and Medicaid policy for patients with chronic illness.
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The first study to evaluate the racial and ethnic diversity of physicians in private insurance networks contributes to the larger conversation about diversity in the physician workforce.
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An analysis by researchers at Brown's School of Public Health shows how the federal government may be paying twice for care for veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans and the Veterans Health Administration.
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Programs aim to help patients maintain good health, avoid hospitalization or institutionalization, and reduce health care costs.
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A new analysis by researchers at Brown University shows the association of Medicare Advantage star ratings with racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in quality of care.
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