Care experiences among dually enrolled older adults with cancer: SEER-CAHPS, 2005-2013.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Given the associations between poverty and poorer outcomes among older adults with cancer, we sought to understand the effects of dual enrollment in Medicare and Medicaid-as a marker of poverty-on self-reported care experiences among seniors diagnosed with cancer.

Methods

Retrospective, observational study using cancer registry, Medicare claims, and care experience survey data (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results [SEER]-Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems [CAHPS®]) for a national sample of fee-for-service (FFS) and Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees aged 65 or older. We included people with one incident primary, malignant cancer diagnosed between 2005 and 2011, surveyed within 2 years after diagnosis (n = 9,800; 995 dual enrollees). Medicar

SUBMITTER: Lines LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6786484 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature