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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Medicare beneficiaries"”.
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COMPARATIVE EFFECTS OF GABAPENTINOIDS VS OPIOIDS ON FRAILTY AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES
… physical function, using a national sample of Medicare beneficiaries. First, we examined the patterns of new long-term opioid users who were switching to or supplementing their opioids with gabapentinoids. We found that there were differences in gabapentinoid use by age, race/ethnicity, pain …
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THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY DISCHARGE AFTER POST-ACUTE CARE AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES
… at 30 days and county-level social capital among Medicare beneficiaries who were discharged from post-acute care facilities for lower limb fracture and joint replacement services from 2013–2014. The analyses were retrospective and cross-sectional. Manuscript 1 looked at all patients in the United …
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Effect of Obesity on Outcomes following Total Hip/Total Knee Arthroplasty among Medicare Beneficiaries with Osteoarthritis
… of the study period. The study population was Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older, with osteoarthritis, who underwent elective primary total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during the years 2012 and 2013 and were directly admitted to IRF. The study design was a secondary data …
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Upcoding in Medicare Population; Evolving frequencies of comorbidities among Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… of patients’ comorbidities. Settings: 5% Medicare database. Participants: 336,856 COPD hospitalizations over six-year period, 07/01/2009-06/31/2015. Methods: We divided comorbidities into three main categories based on their odds (ORs) of predicting mortality in the year prior to the study …
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Risks and health consequences of forgoing, delaying, or having trouble accessing needed health care among Medicare beneficiaries
<p>Medicare provides health care coverage for approximately 93% of non-institutionalized older adults. Compared to uninsured adults, Medicare beneficiaries have greater access to needed healthcare including preventative care. However, disparities in accessing needed health care still exist among …
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Essays on the impact of housing insecurity and other socioeconomic factors on health-related outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries during the Great Recession
… on healthcare and health outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries ages 65+ during the Great Recession (2008-2012). In Paper 1, I assessed associations between housing insecurity and foregone medication due to cost. Findings indicated a greater odds of foregone medication among individuals …
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An examination of the use of endoscopy screening tests for colorectal cancer among African American medicare beneficiaries in the northwest region of Louisiana
… endoscopy CRC screening compliance among AA Medicare beneficiaries with fee-for-service health coverage and examine relationships with factors that may predict or mediate screening behaviors. Isolated to two neighboring parishes in northwest Louisiana, Sabine and Natchitoches parishes, …
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Spillover Effects Of Medicare Advantage Plans: Does The Market Penetration Of Plans Affect Hospital Care Quality?
<p>The percentage of Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans increased from 12 percent in 2003 to 28 percent in 2013 out of the about 50 million Medicare enrollees. Although Medicare beneficiaries are increasingly choosing MA plans, little is known about whether and how the …
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Use of various health care providers and the associated clinical and humanistic outcomes in an ambulatory Medicare population
… however, the associated outcomes reported in the Medicare beneficiary population are limited. Objective: To evaluate the utilization of different healthcare providers by Medicare beneficiaries and assess resultant beneficiary outcomes. Methods: Fourteen outreach events targeting Medicare …
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Essays on prescription drug benefits in Medicare managed care
… demand model for prescription drug benefits by Medicare beneficiaries using data from the Medicare HMO program. I then use the utility parameter estimates to explore other questions of interest relating to the elderly's demand for prescription drug benefits. In Chapter 1, I study the question of …
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Medicare Plan D: Impact on Medication Compliance in the Elderly
This dissertation examined the impact of Medicare Plan D on medication compliance in Medicare beneficiaries at University of Texas Health Center at Tyler, TX. Data were collected before and after the implementation of Plan D. The impacts of various types of benefits, such as private insurance, …
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Physical function transitions and the role of social determinants of health on functional recovery after an acute hospitalization among older Mexican Americans
… linked with the United States Census Bureau and Medicare Claims files from the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (2004-2013). We examined participant demographic characteristics, socioeconomic factors, health and health care factors, physical/built factors, and socio-cultural …
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Impact of Diabetes on Colorectal Cancer Outcomes
… and stage at diagnosis of CRC in elderly Medicare beneficiaries; to check the association of diabetes with presenting as an emergency condition for CRC surgery in the elderly and; to explore the effect of diabetes on survival of elderly Medicare beneficiaries with CRC. Using the …
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An Analysis of the Efficacy of Cervical Cancer Screening in Elderly Women
… were identified through a random 5% sample of Medicare beneficiaries living in regions of the United States covered by the SEER program registries. Pap smear screening history information for cases and controls was ascertained from Medicare billing records. Estimates of population hysterectomy …
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Increasing Professional Interpreter Use To Improve Patient Outcomes On The Inpatient Oncology Unit
… Census Bureau, 2021). Furthermore, in 2023 8% of Medicare beneficiaries have limited English proficiency (LEP) speaking and 7% have LEP reading (Centers for Medicare &Medicaid, 2024). Ensuring meaningful language access to LEP patients is essential for improving clinical outcomes and maintaining …
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Racial and Ethnic Group Variations in Service Use among Medicare Home Health Care Beneficiaries with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
<p>Purpose: Due to the importance of Medicare home health care (HHC) to beneficiaries when complications of diabetes mellitus result in the need for skilled home care and consistent with efforts to better understand and minimize racial disparities in patterns of HHC service use, we compared racial …
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A Health System Analysis Approach to Health Outcomes in Medicare Clients With Chronic Illnesses
… nationally representative sample of older adult Medicare beneficiaries with various chronic illnesses.</p> <p>This study was designed to analyze the difference in health status outcomes across Medicare fee-for-service and health maintenance organization systems nationwide, and to explain health …
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Factors in Predicting the Number of Home Care Physical Visits
… of home health care during the past decade. Medicare has attempted to control home care costs by 1) allowing Medicare beneficiaries to join Health Maintenance Organizations, and 2) requiring the use of the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) for all patients admitted to home care …
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Determinants and Effectiveness of Nonpharmacologic Pain Interventions Versus Prescription Opioids
… guidelines. Aim 3 used a sample of Texas Medicare beneficiaries with a lower extremity joint replacement and subsequent home health to demonstrate the effectiveness of an early and high dose of occupational therapy and/or physical therapy. Our findings suggested that a higher dose may …
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