Results from the SSA Medicare Part B Buy-in Demonstration: Final Report
October 2001
Social Security Administration
Lewin contact: Lisa Alecxih
Over the past two years, the Social Security Administration conducted a demonstration to increase enrollment in the Medicare Part-B Buy-in program, using a variety of outreach methods. This is the final report that evaluates these efforts to increase participation. This report presents key findings that indicate that outreach letters significantly increased enrollment. In addition, it examines whether the outreach made a difference if interested beneficiaries were referred to Medicaid agencies or SSA became actively involved in the application process. Finally, it examines the effect of other means of outreach, such as public service announcements and grass roots information dissemination.