Factors Associated With Disparities in Hospital Readmission Rates Among US Adults Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Low-income older adults who are dually eligible (DE) for Medicare and Medicaid often experience worse outcomes following hospitalization. Among other federal policies aimed at improving health for DE patients, Medicare has recently begun reporting disparities in within-hospital readmissions. The degree to which disparities for DE patients are owing to differences in community-level factors or, conversely, are amenable to hospital quality improvement, remains heavily debated.

Objective

To examine the extent to which within-hospital disparities in 30-day readmission rates for DE patients are ameliorated by state- and community-level factors.

Design setting and participants

In this retrospective cohort study, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Disp

SUBMITTER: Silvestri D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8903116 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature