Faith Leonard

2 months ago | commonwealthfund.org | Gretchen Jacobson |Faith Leonard

Surveys / February 20, 2025 Nine out of 10 Medicare Advantage beneficiaries said supplemental benefits are important to them, but only seven out of 10 said they used them Black and Hispanic beneficiaries, people with lower incomes, and people with functional limitations were more likely to say they valued Medicare supplemental benefits Introduction Medicare beneficiaries receive their Medicare-covered benefits through either traditional Medicare (TM) or private insurance plans known as...

Dec 2, 2024 | commonwealthfund.org | Faith Leonard |Arnav Shah |Gretchen Jacobson

Blog / December 2, 2024 Faith Leonard Program Associate, Advancing Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Arnav Shah Senior Research Associate, Policy and Research, The Commonwealth Fund Gretchen Jacobson Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Faith Leonard Program Associate, Advancing Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Arnav Shah Senior Research Associate, Policy and Research, The Commonwealth Fund Gretchen Jacobson Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund During Medicare open...

Oct 1, 2024 | commonwealthfund.org | Faith Leonard |Gretchen Jacobson

Blog / October 1, 2024 Faith Leonard Program Associate, Advancing Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Gretchen Jacobson Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Faith Leonard Program Associate, Advancing Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund Gretchen Jacobson Vice President, Medicare, The Commonwealth Fund About one of five Medicare beneficiaries said they used discount websites to purchase prescription drugs in the past year Changes to how Medicare pays for prescription drugs, made through the...

Aug 6, 2024 | commonwealthfund.org | Erin Jones |Faith Leonard |Lovisa Gustafsson |Gretchen Jacobson |Andrea Noda |Michael Perry | +1 more

Most Medicare beneficiaries take prescription drugs regularly; many need to manage their health. Even with a variety of prescription drug coverage options for people with Medicare, about14 percent of beneficiaries age 65 and older have said they skip or do not fill their prescriptions because of the cost.

Jun 27, 2024 | commonwealthfund.org | Gretchen Jacobson |Faith Leonard

From 2016 to 2022, the number of dual-eligible beneficiaries increased from 10 million to 12 million. A larger share of dual-eligible beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans than in traditional Medicare. From 2013 to 2021, the proportion of dual-eligible beneficiaries in these plans doubled, from 24 percent to 51 percent.