Authors
Olveen Carrasquillo, Rafael A Lantigua, Steven Shea
Publication date
2001/6/1
Journal
Medical care
Volume
39
Issue
6
Pages
616-626
Publisher
LWW
Description
Background.
Studies conducted when Medicare began to cover preventive services, found that beneficiaries with supplemental insurance were much more likely to have such services than those without additional coverage.
Objective.
To examine preventive services among Medicare beneficiaries with supplemental insurance, Medicaid, health maintenance organization (HMO) enrollees, and those without additional insurance.
Research Design.
Analysis of the 1996 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, a nationally representative multistage survey.
Subjects.
2,251 persons aged 65 and older with Medicare coverage.
Measures.
Self-reported preventive services, specifically, blood pressure measurement, cholesterol testing, influenza vaccination, mammography, Papanicolau (Pap) testing, and breast and prostate examinations. Multivariate modeling was used to adjust for age, education, race/ethnicity, and functional …
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