Linked Data Analysis of Dually Eligible Beneficiaries in New England.

Authors

Paul Saucier MA, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public ServiceFollow
Lee Bezanson RN, JD, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
Maureen Booth MRP, MA, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public ServiceFollow
Stuart Bratesman MPP, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public ServiceFollow
Julie T. Fralich MBA, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public ServiceFollow
Daniel Gilden MS, JEN Associates
Elaina K. Goldstein JD, MPA, Rhode Island Department of Human Services
Darlene O'Connor PhD, Connecticut Department of Social Services
Christopher V. Perrone MPP, Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance
Katharine Willrich MS, Massachusetts Division of Medical Assistance

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-1998

Keywords

Cutler, Disability and Aging

Publication Title

Health care financing review

Abstract

Analysis of linked Medicare/Medicaid data files from four New England States (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire) confirm that dually eligible beneficiaries used a disproportionate amount of both Medicare and Medicaid resources in 1995, driven largely by the significant subset of the population that used institutional long-term care (LTC). If States and the Federal Government are successful in developing approaches to dually eligible beneficiaries that reduce the use of institutional LTC, overall public costs per person could decline while Federal costs remained constant, and beneficiaries could have a greater selection of community-based options and experience greater satisfaction.

Recommended Citation

Saucier, P., Bezanson, L., Booth, M., Bratesman, S., Fralich, J. T., Gilden, D., . . . Willrich, K. K. (1998). Linked data analysis of dually eligible beneficiaries in New England. Health Care Financing Review, 20(2), 91-108.