Medicare beneficiaries with more comprehensive primary care physicians report better primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether primary care physician (PCP) comprehensiveness is associated with Medicare beneficiaries' overall rating of care from their PCP and staff.

Data sources

We linked Medicare claims with survey data from Medicare beneficiaries attributed to Comprehensive Primary Care Plus (CPC+) physicians and practices.

Study design

We performed regression analyses of the associations between two claims-based measures of PCP comprehensiveness in 2017 and beneficiaries' rating of care from their PCP and practice staff in 2018.

Data collection/extraction methods

The analytic sample included 6228 beneficiaries cared for by 3898 PCPs. Regressions controlled for beneficiary, physician, practice, and market characteristics.

Principal findings

Benefici

SUBMITTER: O'Malley AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10012239 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature