Articles

When Faster Decisions Demand Defensible Analytics
Bil Westerfield, President of Magpie Health Analytics shares insights from a recent interview.
March 11, 2026
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Medicare Advantage Market Growth: A County-Level Trend and Forecast of MA Penetration Rates
With Medicare Advantage overtaking Traditional Medicare at the National level, we were curious about trends happening at the county-level. Join us in part 2 of our 3 part series as we take a closer look across the nation.
May 5, 2023
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Can you write SAS or Python using ChatGPT?
You’ve likely heard that ChatGPT, the bot from OpenAI, is able to provide text-based responses to user questions including generating code. This article explores what we found using ChatGPT to generate SAS and Python code, which are both used at Magpie to achieve healthcare analytic objectives.
Jan. 18, 2023
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Forecasting Medicare Advantage Enrollment: Policy and Market Impacts of Continued Growth
Medicare Advantage has overtaken Traditional Medicare. Learn more about where we think the enrollment market is headed, the factors behind this upward trend, and the impact this could have on MA markets and future policy decisions.
Nov. 1, 2022
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Lost In Translation - Understanding nuance in SAS® to Python code conversion for Hospital Star Ratings
Code conversion is not always a simple task. Check out how we approach the task and learn tips for your next open source re-code project.
Oct. 31, 2022
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