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Social Needs of MA Enrollees Little is known about the health-related social needs (HRSNs) of those who are Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees, especially those who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare and those younger than sixty-five.
After evaluating survey results, they find that dual-eligible beneficiaries in the survey sample
had a higher prevalence of each HRSNs than non-dual-eligible beneficiaries. Also, "among dual-eligible beneficiaries, the most common HRSN profiles were financial strain and food insecurity."
Peikes and colleagues also determine that HRSNs varied according to respondent characteristics, but less so among dual-eligible beneficiaries.
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