Medicare advantage and dialysis facility choice.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the characteristics of dialysis facilities used by traditional Medicare (TM) and Medicare advantage (MA) enrollees with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).

Data sources

We used 20% TM claims and 100% MA encounter data from 2018 and publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Study design

We compared the characteristics of the dialysis facilities treating TM and MA patients in the same ZIP code, adjusting for patient characteristics. The outcome variables were facility ownership, distance to the facility, and several measures of facility quality.

Data collection/extraction

We identified point prevalent dialysis patients as of July 15, 2018.

Principal findings

Compared to TM patients in the same ZIP code,

SUBMITTER: Marr J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10480079 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature