A Leader for Healthcare and Insurance Insights
Industry leaders rely on Deft Research for timely insight into the consumers, markets, and trends shaping healthcare. Our syndicated research helps organizations better understand their markets, anticipate change, and make more informed decisions.
Care Delivery Insights Service (CDIS)
Deft Research has long been considered the industry leader for senior and commercial insurance market insights. Today, our gold-standard services extend to healthcare systems and providers. Discover how our services can improve your business through custom quantitative and qualitative research, data tools and services, and our unparalleled syndicated studies.
- 2027 MA Benefit Design Conjoint Study by Health Segment (NEW!) January 15, 2027
- 2027 Medicare Shopping and Switching Study January 29, 2027
- 2027 SNP (C-SNP and D-SNP) Acquisition Study March 31, 2027
- 2027 Medicare Member Onboarding and Management Study April 30, 2027
- 2027 Medicare Age-In Study May 28, 2027
- 2027 Medicare Brokers and Their Clients Study (NEW!) June 15, 2027
- 2027 AEP Signals and Readiness Study July 15, 2027
- 2027 SNP (C-SNP and D-SNP) Experience Study September 15, 2027
- 2027 Medicare Digital Tools Study September 30, 2027
- 2027 Medicare Member Experience Study October 29, 2027
Senior Market Insights Service (SMIS)
Since 2005, we’ve been tackling the complexities of Medicare, exploring Medicare consumer’s mindsets, and providing actionable insights into its unique markets, including Medicare Advantage, Dual-Eligible, and the Age-In demographic. Today, our syndicated reports are considered a “must read” for anyone developing, marketing, or selling within the senior health insurance landscape. For a complete overview of our offerings, contact a Deft Consultant at requests@DeftResearch.com OR fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
- 2026 Individual and Family Plan Member Experience Study November 30, 2026
- 2027 Individual and Family Plan Shopping and Switching Study February 26, 2027
- 2027 CHOICE Study Part I: Brokers and Employers May 12, 2027
- 2027 CHOICE Study Part II: Employees July 30, 2027
- 2027 ACA OEP Signals and Readiness Study (NEW!) August 13, 2027
- 2027 Individual and Family Plan Member Experience Study November 30, 2027
Commercial Market Insights Service (CMIS)
We’ve been surveying consumers, employees, and employers in both the Group Health Insurance and Individual & Family Plan (IFP) markets since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010. Our Commercial Markets Insights Service (CMIS) identifies trends in the ACA market and generational differences in benefit preferences, plus offers critical insights that can help guide critical business decisions. For a complete overview of our offerings, contact a Deft Consultant at requests@DeftResearch.com OR fill out the form at the bottom of this page.
Included with Each Syndicated Offering
When you purchase one of our national syndicated research offerings, you receive several key benefits, including:
- In-depth Market Research Study: Each study contains 70+ pages of data, charts, and powerful insights into the Medicare, ACA, and Medicaid markets from expert researchers and consultants.
- Expert Presentations: In addition to Deft on Demand videos that accompany select study purchases, our experts can bring the study to life for your team through a virtual or in-person study presentation.
- Custom Analysis: Each study comes with up to three hours of an analyst’s time to provide you custom views of the data.
Add on a Local Market Oversample
Many of our health insurance clients choose to purchase an oversample study that provides analysis tailored to a local market. These are typically completed four to six weeks after their corresponding national studies and can be delivered either as PowerPoint reports or Excel tables. Please note that some markets are not available for a local market oversample. Your Deft Research Associate can help you assess the sample feasibility. To schedule a strategy call, complete the contact form below.