Alignment Survey Reveals Barriers to Aging Well, Benefit Design Opportunities

  • Sep 19, 2024

    Aging in place, lack of transportation and economic insecurity are the top social threats to seniors’ health, according to new data from Alignment Health. Sponsored by the tech-enabled Medicare Advantage insurer, the third-annual Social Threats to Aging Well in America survey polled more than 2,000 seniors across the U.S., asking them about their financial, physical and emotional needs — and how those needs are impacting their health. Their responses also highlight the types of supplemental benefits that could prove most valuable to seniors as they consider their coverage options while the 2025 Annual Election Period looms. Read more
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  • Carina Belles

    Carina has been covering public-sector health care since 2018. As a data reporter for Radar on Medicare Advantage, she creates infographics and data stories on issues impacting Medicare, Medicaid and Part D. She also develops AIS Health Daily, a free daily newsletter that showcases AIS’s strong reporting across our four publications and parent company Norstella’s suite of market access and data solutions. Prior to joining the editorial team, she managed Medicare and Medicaid data for the Directory of Health Plans, AIS’s industry-standard health coverage database. She graduated from Ohio University with a B.S. in Journalism.

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