Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Preventive and Chronic Disease Care in Medicare Advantage vs. Traditional Medicare.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over half of Medicare beneficiaries are enrolled in Medicare Advantage (MA), with Black and Hispanic beneficiaries disproportionately in MA versus traditional Medicare (TM).

Objective

To examine Black-White and Hispanic-White disparities in preventive and chronic disease care by MA vs. TM.

Design

Cross-sectional propensity-score-weighted difference-in-disparities analyses compared Black-White and Hispanic-White disparities in MA and TM using the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (2015-2020).

Participants

Medicare beneficiaries with cardiovascular disease or risk factors (N = 68,788 person-years).

Main measures

Influenza vaccine, pneumococcal vaccine, blood pressure check, cholesterol test, colorectal cancer screening, preventive care index (

SUBMITTER: Tipirneni R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12914165 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature