Examining access to care for younger vs. older dual-eligible adults living in the community

Disability and Health Journal
Gilbert GimmPreeti Zanwar

Abstract

Recent state dual-eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) payment reform demonstrations have included groups of both working-age and older adults, but relatively little is known about how access to care varies between these two populations. To examine access to a usual source of care for younger and older dual-eligible adults, to analyze whether timely access to several types of care differed in these two populations, and to understand some of the underlying reasons for delayed care among younger and older dual-eligibles. Using observations pooled across calendar years 2003-2012 of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, this study conducted descriptive and multivariate analyses to examine access to care measures. Younger dual-eligible adults were more likely to encounter problems with accessing medical care, dental care, and prescription medications than older dual-eligible adults. Both groups of dual-eligible adults reported that a lack of affordability, gaps in existing insurance coverage, and difficulty in getting to a provider's office were the most common reasons for delayed access to care. A lack of affordability for medical care, dental care, and prescription medications suggests that high co-payments and cost sharing for some s...Continue Reading

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