Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries’ Grocery Supplemental Benefit Use and Health Care Utilization

Key Points

• The study aims to understand the impact of grocery supplemental benefits on health care utilization among dual-eligible beneficiaries.
• Conducted an observational study comparing health care visits
• Analyzed data from beneficiaries using grocery supplemental benefits versus non-users
• Focused on office visits, including annual wellness, PCP, and specialist visits
• Observational findings indicated a modest increase in office visits for beneficiaries using grocery benefits
• Specifically noted increase in annual wellness, primary care physician, and specialist visits
• Implied positive influence of nonmedical supplemental benefits on health care utilization