White paper · Medicare Advantage · August 2026

A new quality opportunity for Medicare Advantage.

Medicare Advantage plans need practical ways to support physical and mental health and expand depression screening at scale. This whitepaper examines real-world, self-reported outcomes among US Nerva users aged 65 and over and maps them to HOS, HEDIS DSF-E and member-experience priorities.

85%reported at least a 30% improvement in GI symptoms among 4,714 paired respondents
44%improved by at least three points on PHQ-4 among paired respondents
9,012completed standardized PHQ-2 depression screening

Inside the whitepaper.

01
Why GI symptoms matter to physical and mental health quality outcomes.
02
Real-world GI symptom changes among Nerva users aged 65 and over.
03
How depression screening inside GI care connects to HEDIS DSF-E.
04
What engagement and member-experience signals plans can evaluate.
05
A roadmap from member identification to plan-attributed results.

Build the Medicare Advantage evidence base with Nerva.

For Medicare Advantage plans

White paper · Medicare Advantage · August 2026

A new quality opportunity for Medicare Advantage.

85%reported at least a 30% improvement in GI symptoms among 4,714 paired respondents
44%improved by at least three points on PHQ-4 among paired respondents
9,012completed standardized PHQ-2 depression screening

Inside the whitepaper.

01
Why GI symptoms matter to physical and mental health quality outcomes.
02
Real-world GI symptom changes among Nerva users aged 65 and over.
03
How depression screening inside GI care connects to HEDIS DSF-E.
04
What engagement and member-experience signals plans can evaluate.
05
A roadmap from member identification to plan-attributed results.

Build the Medicare Advantage evidence base with Nerva.

For Medicare Advantage plans