Disparities in receipt of recommended care among younger versus older medicare beneficiaries: a cohort study

Abstract Background Although health disparities have been documented between Medicare beneficiaries based on age (<65 years vs. older age groups), underuse of recommended medical care in younger beneficiaries has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, we aim to identify and characterize...

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Main Authors: Ling Na, Joel E. Streim, Liliana E. Pezzin, Jibby E. Kurichi, Dawei Xie, Hillary R. Bogner, Pui L. Kwong, Steven M. Asch, Sean Hennessy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-017-2168-5