Managed-Medicare Health Club Benefit and Reduced Health Care Costs Among Older Adults

IntroductionOur study was undertaken to determine the association between use of a health plan-sponsored health club benefit by older adults and total health care costs over 2 years.MethodsThis retrospective cohort study used administrative and claims data from a Medicare Advantage plan. Participant...

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Published in:Preventing Chronic Disease
Main Authors: Huong Q. Nguyen, PhD, Ronald T. Ackermann, MD, MPH, Matthew Maciejewski, PhD, Ethan Berke, MD, MPH, Marsha Patrick, PhD, MHA, CHE, Barbara Williams, PhD, James P. LoGerfo, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008-01-01
Subjects:
medicare
health clubs
medicare discounts at health clubs
older adults
Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2008/jan/07_0148.htm

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