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The objective of the study was to validate the assumption that respondents who self-identified as white, were more likely to be enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO Plan and underutilize health care services when compared to their non-white counterparts.
The results showed that the majority of the respondents in the stratified population of Medicare eligible respondents were categorized as White, 11,271 out of 15,297, and 42% reported being enrolled in a Medicare Advantage HMO Plan. A total of 3,685 of the White respondents on Medicare Advantage HMO Plans indicated they were in "Good" or better health, which was 78% of all White respondents in this population. The mean number of times that White respondents were seen by an MD (Figure 2) fell within the same range of 5-6 times for the majority of the Race/Ethnic groups. The mean number of hospital stays for Whites and the other Race/Ethnic groups ranged from 1.86-1.92 within the same 12 month period, with the exception of Pacific Islanders.
Advisor: | Reynolds, Grace |
Commitee: | Acosta-Deprez, Veronica, Sinay, Tony |
School: | California State University, Long Beach |
Department: | Health Care Administration |
School Location: | United States -- California |
Source: | MAI 53/06M(E), Masters Abstracts International |
Source Type: | DISSERTATION |
Subjects: | Public health, Health care management |
Keywords: | Medicare advantage and financing, Utilization |
Publication Number: | 1526966 |
ISBN: | 978-1-321-27766-1 |