David Meyers
@djmeyers2
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Associate Professor & Vice-Chair @BrownHspp | HSR PhD @brown_sph | MPH @TuftsMedSchool | I study Medicare Advantage and Delivery Reform
Providence, RI
Joined July 2010
In some personal news, I'm excited to announce that I've been promoted to Associate Professor, with tenure. I'm so grateful for all of the support of my mentors, colleagues, and amazing mentees who have helped me get to this point! Stay tuned for more exciting work on the MA!
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.@Brown_SPH is excited to announce that @BrendanSaloner, professor of health policy and management at @JohnsHopkinsSPH, will be joining Brown's Department of Health Services, Policy and Practice next summer! Read Dean @ashishkjha's full announcement⬇️
dean.sph.brown.edu
Brendan Saloner, Ph.D. will join the School of Public Health as professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice on July 1, 2025.
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Notably we cannot quantify how much is truly waste since the MA plan may still be covering some care and providing supplemental benefits but in light of the VA facing signifciant budget crunches, there is likely a lot of payment here that plans are pocketing at VAs expense 3/3
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By law the VA is not allowed to seek reimbursement from MA plans for care they pay for. This isn't a problem in Traditional Medicare as the VA pays for some care, and Medicare pays for other. MA plans are being paid at a rate that assumes they are covering 100% of member needs 2/
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In @JAMA_current we find that in 2020 the VA paid $20B for Veterans enrolled in Medicare Advantage. Plans get paid full rates regardless of where care comes from. As such this could mean huge duplicate payments to plans for care already covered by VA https://t.co/KpHSbVECdv 1/
jamanetwork.com
This study assesses veterans’ dual enrollment in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Medicare Advantage and VHA spending from 2011 through 2020.
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🚨Out Now: In @JAMANetworkOpen, we describe the characteristics of bene’s who experience contract termination in MA and their subsequent insurance destinations. Thank you to my mentors and co-authors @amal_trivedi and @djmeyers2!
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Interested in getting a PhD in Health Services Research / Health Policy? Consider applying to Brown! We guarantee 5 years of funding, have ample opportunities to join research projects from y1, and have a great stipend! Not to mention the current students are terrific!
PhD applications are now open! Please join us for one of our info sessions with program faculty or current PhD students! @Brown_SPH Sign up here:
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Its a great accomplishment that through drug negotiation @CMSGov was able to save $6 billion annually in Mcare spending. It's also worth noting that by removing health risk assessments from MA risk scores, CMS can save an additional $12 billion annually
healthaffairs.org
With Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollment surpassing 50 percent of Medicare beneficiaries, accurate risk-adjusted plan payment rates are essential. However, artificially exaggerated coding intensity,...
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For those interested, Brown's Department of Health Services, Policy, and Practice is hiring for several tenure and research track faculty positions! Come join a terrific set of colleagues in the really lovely city of Providence! @Brown_SPH @BrownHSPP
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In our evaluation of the impact of the supplemental benefits on MA plan composition, we find adoption was not associated with large demographic changes. Excited to see this in print! https://t.co/cKr8yiUGtu via @AJMC @Kalit23 @djmeyers2 @amal_trivedi @lauragotmd
ajmc.com
After evaluating the association between the expanded Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits and plan composition, authors determined that adoption was not associated with large demographic shifts...
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Nearly 1 in 6 Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries were enrolled in an integrated MA plan in 2020. Enrollment in legacy- and non–legacy-integrated MA plans has been associated with an increase in beneficiaries from racial and ethnic minority groups.
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Check out this great paper led by @BrownHSPP PhD student on the growth of vertically integrated health systems in MA over time!
🚨New pub: In @JAMANetworkOpen we describe enrollment trends, characteristics of bene’s, and heterogeneity of integration types in vertically integrated Medicare advantage plans. Thankful to my wonderful co-authors @Andy_Ryan_dydx @amal_trivedi @djmeyers2 & Kendra Offiaeli
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Important work from @medicarepayment finds huge completeness issues with MA encounter data. Researchers are increasingly using these data and often take the quality as given but there are big challenges that can bias results if not considered carefully!
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Please join the Department of Health Services, Policy & Practice for a complimentary networking reception for our HSPP faculty, staff, students, and alums at Academy Health 2024! Register below: https://t.co/ExB0iIqK3i
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Excited to see my dissertation paper in print -- could not have done it without the incredible mentorship of @Kalit23 @djmeyers2 @amal_trivedi @lauragotmd New Supplemental Benefits and Plan Ratings Among Medicare Advantage Enrollees
jamanetwork.com
This cohort study of Medicare Advantage enrollees examines the association between adoption of a primarily health-related benefit, Special Supplemental Benefit for the Chronically Ill, or both and...
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Earlier this week, @LorenAdler, Richard Frank, and I made four recommendations to CMS on how it could improve the VRDC fee structure to mitigate the downsides of shifting research into the VRDC. Link:
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Over at @ScienceMagazine, @meredithwadman wrote a thoughtful piece covering our @JAMA_current Viewpoint and the CMS policy changing access to federal health data for research. Featuring a great group of folks I admire: @rm_werner, Becky Staiger @UCBerkeleySPH, + @kejoynt.
The U.S. wants to change how researchers get access to a huge trove of health data. Many don’t like the idea | Science | AAAS
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Viewpoint from @wschpero @djmeyers2 and @SarahHallGordon discusses the importance of researcher access to federal health care data following a CMS decision to limit the use of physical data and proposes solutions to maintain access and security. https://t.co/tP9IuWGzfQ
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In their new article, @hannahojames of @Brown_SPH and colleagues explore the financial impacts of health risk assessments (HRAs) in Medicare Advantage. Read the full paper here:
healthaffairs.org
Perinatal mental illness is a leading cause of death during pregnancy and the first postpartum year in the United States. Although better acute care services for mental health conditions are desper...
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In @JAMA_current we discuss the challenges to understanding Mcare and Mcaid that will come from @CMSGov 's proposed changes to data access. There is still opportunity to give feedback on their proposal to hopefully prompt a change: https://t.co/2rtQLdD4Hy…
@BrownHSPP @Brown_SPH
🚨Federal claims data are critical to efforts to improve spending, quality, and equity in our health care system. In @JAMA_current, we wrote about how @CMSGov's data policy change may compromise these efforts — and recommended a better path forward. https://t.co/TQOUHsBweK 1/N
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