Melissa McInerney

Professor of Economics @TuftsUniversity

[Melissa McInerney @mpmcinerney]

This arose from our work with many of these surveys to address questions about older, community-dwelling adults dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, funded by @AHRQNews. 6/6

[Melissa McInerney @mpmcinerney]

New in Health Services & Outcomes Research Methodology https://t.co/ZnGe77oD5Q w/@lindsaysabik, Jennifer Mellor (@williamandmary), & Venkatesh Ramamoorthy (@tuftseconomics): how to better identify community-dwelling older adults (65+) eligible for Medicaid in survey data. 1/6

[Melissa McInerney @mpmcinerney]

We show that incorporating all available income and asset data results in the lowest number of errors and the lowest overall error rates, and there are the fewest errors for full, not partial, Medicaid. 5/6

[Melissa McInerney @mpmcinerney]

@NicolasZiebarth @ZEW @Cornell Congratulations, Nicolas! What exciting news!

[Melissa McInerney @mpmcinerney]

@HealthEcon_CU @NicolasZiebarth Congratulations!! So well deserved and such great news!!

[Mark Meiselbach @Mark_Meiselbach]

New paper in @JAMAInternalMed with @aditipsen, @MattDEisenberg, Yang Wang, and Jerry Anderson. We find that out-of-network lab bills are common and likely associated with substantial out-of-pocket burden to patients with employer-sponsored insurance. More on this from @aditipsen:

[Eric T. Roberts @eric_t_roberts]

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

[Melissa McInerney @mpmcinerney]

The welcome mat effects identified in this analysis may yield important protective effects for older adults now dually enrolled in Medicaid and Medicare, in the form of improved health care access, health outcomes, and financial well-being.

10/10

[Melissa McInerney @mpmcinerney]

New paper in @JPAM_DC with @lindsaysabik and Jen Mellor shows ACA Medicaid expansions—for adults ages 64 and younger—had spillover effects that increased Medicaid participation among older adults age 65+.

https://t.co/R4AdLEJIsN

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[Melissa McInerney @mpmcinerney]

Understanding the mechanisms underlying the welcome mat effect will inform policymakers regarding strategies to effectively increase Medicaid participation among older Medicare enrollees, and we provide empirical evidence of one such mechanism: the on-ramp.

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