Psychometric evaluation of the Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plan disenrollment reasons survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To develop and assess the reliability and validity of composite measures of reasons for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage (MA) and prescription drug plans (PDPs).

Data source

Medicare beneficiaries who responded to the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Disenrollment Reasons Survey.

Study design

Separate multilevel factor analyses of MA and PDP data suggested groupings of survey items to form composite measures, for which internal consistency and interunit reliability were estimated. The association of each composite with an overall plan rating was examined to evaluate criterion validity.

Principal findings

Five composites were identified: financial reasons for disenrollment; problems with prescription drug benefits and coverage; probl

SUBMITTER: Martino SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6606540 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature