Social and Health-Related Factors Associated with Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Plans in Older Adults.
Amit KumarMaricruz Rivera-HernandezAmol M KarmarkarLin-Na ChouYong-Fang KuoJulie A BaldwinOrestis A PanagiotouRobert E BurkeKenneth J OttenbacherPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2019)
Compared with those enrolled in MA, older Mexican American adults enrolled in Medicare FFS are more socioeconomically disadvantaged and more likely to demonstrate poor health status. Stronger social support and increased physical limitations were strongly associated with less frequent switching from FFS to MA plans. Additionally, increased availability of MA plans at the county level is a significant driver of enrollment in MA plans. J Am Geriatr Soc 68:313-320, 2020.