Effects of Medicare eligibility and enrollment at age 65 years on the use of high-value and low-value care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the effects of Medicare eligibility and enrollment on the use of high-value and low-value care services.

Data sources/study setting

The 2002-2019 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.

Study design

We employed a regression discontinuity design, which exploits the discontinuity in eligibility for Medicare at age 65 and compares individuals just before and after age 65. Our primary outcomes included the use of high-value care services (eight services) and low-value care services (seven services). To examine the effects of Medicare eligibility, we conducted a regression discontinuity analysis. To examine the effects of Medicare enrollment, we used the discontinuity in the probability of having Medicare coverage around the age eligibility cutoff and conduc

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9836961 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature