Socioeconomic Disparities in Medical Provider Visits among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees

This study examined socioeconomic disparities in medical provider visits for elderly people enrolled in two Medicare managed care plans. Controlling for health and demographic differences, elderly people of lower income had fewer primary care visits and those with lower education had fewer specialis...

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Main Authors:	Jeannette Rogowski, Vicki A. Freedman, Steve L. Wickstrom, John Adams, José J. Escarce
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publishing 2008-02-01
Series:	Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_45.01.112

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spelling	doaj-bf2913aa364b48a3a2bce0e575263d7b2020-11-25T03:08:35ZengSAGE PublishingInquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing0046-95802008-02-014510.5034/inquiryjrnl_45.01.112Socioeconomic Disparities in Medical Provider Visits among Medicare Managed Care EnrolleesJeannette RogowskiVicki A. FreedmanSteve L. WickstromJohn AdamsJosé J. EscarceThis study examined socioeconomic disparities in medical provider visits for elderly people enrolled in two Medicare managed care plans. Controlling for health and demographic differences, elderly people of lower income had fewer primary care visits and those with lower education had fewer specialist visits. The number of emergency room visits was not significantly related to socioeconomic status (SES). People of low SES reported having more financial barriers to receiving care and greater difficulties navigating the managed care system than people of high SES. Further, elderly people of low SES had different degrees of belief in the efficacy of the medical system and of lifetime experiences with a usual source of medical care prior to Medicare, both of which were associated with differential use of medical providers.https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_45.01.112
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title	Socioeconomic Disparities in Medical Provider Visits among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees
title_short	Socioeconomic Disparities in Medical Provider Visits among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees
title_full	Socioeconomic Disparities in Medical Provider Visits among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees
title_fullStr	Socioeconomic Disparities in Medical Provider Visits among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees
title_full_unstemmed	Socioeconomic Disparities in Medical Provider Visits among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees
title_sort	socioeconomic disparities in medical provider visits among medicare managed care enrollees
publisher	SAGE Publishing
series	Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
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publishDate	2008-02-01
description	This study examined socioeconomic disparities in medical provider visits for elderly people enrolled in two Medicare managed care plans. Controlling for health and demographic differences, elderly people of lower income had fewer primary care visits and those with lower education had fewer specialist visits. The number of emergency room visits was not significantly related to socioeconomic status (SES). People of low SES reported having more financial barriers to receiving care and greater difficulties navigating the managed care system than people of high SES. Further, elderly people of low SES had different degrees of belief in the efficacy of the medical system and of lifetime experiences with a usual source of medical care prior to Medicare, both of which were associated with differential use of medical providers.
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Socioeconomic Disparities in Medical Provider Visits among Medicare Managed Care Enrollees

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