Predictors of high-risk prescribing among elderly Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine patient, community, and insurance plan predictors of high-risk prescribing in the elderly Medicare Advantage population.

Study design

Cohort study.

Methods

Using a sample of 203 Medicare Advantage plans from the 2006-2008 Health Outcomes Survey, we compared patient, community, and insurance plan characteristics of 77,247 respondents with and without new Medicare Part D claims for high-risk medications from June 2006 to May 2007.

Results

Of the Medicare Advantage enrollee respondents, 15.6% received a new prescription for a high-risk medication during 12 months of follow-up. In adjusted analyses, new users of high-risk medications were more likely to be women (OR = 1.35; 95% CI,1.28-1.42), and they reported poorer general health (Physical C

SUBMITTER: Cooper AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5402891 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature