Association of Dual Medicare and Medicaid Eligibility With Outcomes and Spending for Cancer Surgery in High-Quality Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although dual eligibility (DE) status for Medicare and Medicaid has been used for social risk stratification in value-based payment programs, little is known about the interplay between hospital quality and disparities in outcomes and spending by social risk.

Objective

To assess whether treatment at high-quality hospitals mitigates DE-associated disparities in outcomes and spending for cancer surgery.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cohort study from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2018, evaluating inpatient surgery at acute care hospitals. A total of 119 757 Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years or older who underwent colectomy, rectal resection, lung resection, or pancreatectomy were evaluated. Data were analyzed between November 1, 2020,

SUBMITTER: Taylor K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8867385 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature