Excited that my (first!) first-author publication is out in @HSR_HRET. Thank you @eric_t_roberts and @ihdezdelso for your invaluable guidance! https://t.co/6S0LfsIpfg
Enrollment in the LIS is automatic with Medicaid, but our findings suggest that a focus on increasing take-up of the LIS among those ineligible for Medicaid or only eligible for partial benefits will go far to alleviate cost burdens for near-poor older adults with diabetes.
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New paper in Health Affairs examining effects of a Medicaid coverage cliff among near-poor Medicare beneficiaries. Medicaid supplements Medicare for older and disabled adults with incomes below poverty. What about those with income just above poverty? https://t.co/vVqFUZbU9v 1/6
Paper 2/4 examining financial assistance for low-income Medicare benes. Here, we tackle the issue of cognitive impairment and take-up of the Medicare Savings Programs, Medicaid benefits that lower out-of-pocket Medicare costs. With @McGarryBE & @aiglynn https://t.co/80qretIsjW