This article examines how CMS’ adjustment for social risk factors affects the Medicare Advantage Star Ratings and the type of contracts affected by the adjustment.
Medication formulary policies represent a key determinant of access to medication and can be leveraged to advance pharmacoequity and health equity writ large.
Medicaid expansion is associated with better insurance coverage of cardiac treatments for recipients, better out-of-hospital cardiac outcomes, and some improvement in preventive care and screening.