Beneficiary and Clinician Perspectives on Medicare and Other Issues: Findings from 2025 Focus Groups in St. Louis, Missouri, and 2021–2025 Rural Focus Groups
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Description
Summarizes findings from 8 focus groups of Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligible) beneficiaries, and clinicians conducted between April and May 2025, including one virtual focus group of rural Medicare beneficiaries. Compiles findings from 13 focus groups of rural Medicare beneficiaries between 2021 and 2025. Highlights themes that emerged across the focus groups covering Medicare coverage options, access to care, telehealth, organization of care, and prescription drugs.
Date
06/2025
Organizations
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, NORC at the University of Chicago
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· Accountable Care Organizations
· Benefit enrollment and application
· Health insurance
· Medicaid
· Medicare
· Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses
· Pharmacy and prescription drugs
· Pharmacy workforce
· Physician assistants
· Policy
· Primary care
· Specialty care
· Statistics and data
· Telehealth