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The authors find that AI/AN Medicare Advantage enrollees fared better than their White counterparts on some measures
and worse on others, with the differences occurring within the same health plans.
The authors also note that measures for which AI/AN beneficiaries were less likely to receive care meeting clinical standards were mainly ones pertaining to appropriate treatment of diagnosed conditions.
Overall, the authors identify the need to address large inequities in the treatment of alcohol or other drug dependence, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diabetes, conditions that AI/AN people suffer from at higher rates than the overall US population.
Elsewhere At Health Affairs
Today in Health Affairs
Forefront, three related articles were published about COVID-19 vaccination and testing equity.
Andrea Thoumi and coauthors identify lessons from a National Institutes of Health initiative which aims to increase access to COVID-19 tests in historically marginalized populations.
Tim Jost Previews Supreme Court Impacts On Medicaid Beneficiaries
Health Affairs' Chris Fleming and Tim Jost discuss Supreme Court cases that could strip enrollees in Medicaid and other programs of the right to sue to enforce their rights.
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