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Cal MediConnect Enrollment: Why Are Dual-Eligible Consumers in Los Angeles County Opting Out?

@article{McBride2017CalME,
  title={Cal MediConnect Enrollment: Why Are Dual-Eligible Consumers in Los Angeles County Opting Out?},
  author={Kate McBride and Ana Reynoso and Tiffany Alunan and Brenda Gutierrez and Adrien Bacong and Marge Moon and Ana Mariella Bacigalupo and Akompab Ebainjuiayuk Benjamin and Steven P. Wallace and Kathryn G Kietzman},
  journal={Policy brief},
  year={2017},
  volume={2017 7},
  pages={
          1-8
        }
}
Los Angeles County has the state’s lowest rate of consumer enrollment in Cal MediConnect, a program that is responsible for the delivery and coordination of medical, behavioral health, and long-term services and support benefits for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medi-Cal. This policy brief examines the factors that influence consumer decisions and may contribute to low enrollment rates. Influential factors include consumer knowledge of health care options, perception of… 
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