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Research Outline
Prepared for Andrew S. | Delivered July 22, 2020
Ratings of Medicare Advantage Plans: US Counties
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Goals
To determine the percentage of US counties with 4.5 or 5 star medicare advantage plans and to identify their locations to understand and demonstrate the disparities in access to quality healthcare across the united states.
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Early Findings
According to the latest data available, in
10 percent of US counties
, which account for 40 percent of beneficiaries, beneficiaries have the option to choose from
more than 30
Medicare Advantage plans.
On the other hand, in
6 percent of US counties
, which account for 1 percent of beneficiaries, beneficiaries have the option to choose only from
two or fewer
Medicare Advantage plans.
In 2019, there were
115 counties in the United States
with no Medicare Advantage plans. However, the number
declined to 77
in 2020.
When it comes to the ratings of the plans, only
10% of the
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in the United States are in plans that receive
5 star ratings
.
The percentage share of
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who are in plans that receive
4.5 star ratings
is estimated to be
28%
.
The maximum number of
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in the United States, with an
estimated share of 40%
, are in plans that receive
4 star ratings
.
Overall, in
553 counties in the United States
, which account for 4% of Medicare beneficiaries,
less than 10 percent
of the beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare private plans.
The color coded
maps
that signify the county-wise distribution of enrollment weighted average ratings for Medicare Advantage plans in non-EGHP (employer group health plan) counties in 2020 are
available here
.
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