Authors
Jeffrey Marr, Jay Shroff, Em Balkan, Andrew M Ryan, Amal N Trivedi, David J Meyers
Published in
Health services research. Volume 61. Issue 5. Pages e70169.
Abstract
To compare the use of brokers in Medicare Advantage plans and standalone Part D plans.
We used plan-level broker enrollment data from 2014 to 2023 to compare the rates of broker use in Medicare Advantage and standalone Part D plans.
We used broker enrollment data obtained from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services through a Freedom of Information Act request and data from the Medicare Master Beneficiary Summary File. Our sample included 47,862 plan-years from 2014 to 2023.
In 2023, new enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans were more likely to be enrolled by a broker than those in standalone part D plans (35.6% compared to 27.1%). These results were generally consistent over time, within insurers, and across states.
Broker use is more common in Medicare Advantage plans than in standalone Part D plans. Given that brokers are often paid more to enroll beneficiaries in Medicare Advantage plans than in standalone Part D plans, these results suggest that brokers may play a key role in driving Medicare Advantage enrollment growth.
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Bibliographic data and abstract were imported from PubMed on 16 Sep 2026.
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