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Multiple prior years of health expenditures and Medicare health plan choice.

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Maciejewski, ML; Dowd, B; O'Connor, H
Published in: Int J Health Care Finance Econ
September 2004

This study examines the effect of multiple prior years of health expenditures on the probability of enrollment in a Medicare HMO. Beneficiaries may require more than one year of prior expenditure data to form a reliable estimate of future expenditures if health expenditures have a significant transitory component. We used a logit model to estimate the influence of 1991-1993 Part A expenditures and demographic data on the choice of health plans in 1994. The results indicate that beneficiaries use multiple years of expenditures in their choice of health plan and the effect of prior spending declined with time.

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Published In

Int J Health Care Finance Econ

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ISSN

1389-6563

Publication Date

September 2004

Volume

4

Issue

3

Start / End Page

247 / 261

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk
  • Middle Aged
  • Medicare Part C
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Insurance Selection Bias
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Maintenance Organizations
 

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Maciejewski, M. L., Dowd, B., & O’Connor, H. (2004). Multiple prior years of health expenditures and Medicare health plan choice. Int J Health Care Finance Econ, 4(3), 247–261. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:IHFE.0000036049.40865.72
Maciejewski, Matthew L., Bryan Dowd, and Heidi O’Connor. “Multiple prior years of health expenditures and Medicare health plan choice.Int J Health Care Finance Econ 4, no. 3 (September 2004): 247–61. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:IHFE.0000036049.40865.72.
Maciejewski ML, Dowd B, O’Connor H. Multiple prior years of health expenditures and Medicare health plan choice. Int J Health Care Finance Econ. 2004 Sep;4(3):247–61.
Maciejewski, Matthew L., et al. “Multiple prior years of health expenditures and Medicare health plan choice.Int J Health Care Finance Econ, vol. 4, no. 3, Sept. 2004, pp. 247–61. Pubmed, doi:10.1023/B:IHFE.0000036049.40865.72.
Maciejewski ML, Dowd B, O’Connor H. Multiple prior years of health expenditures and Medicare health plan choice. Int J Health Care Finance Econ. 2004 Sep;4(3):247–261.
Journal cover image

Published In

Int J Health Care Finance Econ

DOI

ISSN

1389-6563

Publication Date

September 2004

Volume

4

Issue

3

Start / End Page

247 / 261

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Risk
  • Middle Aged
  • Medicare Part C
  • Male
  • Logistic Models
  • Insurance Selection Bias
  • Humans
  • Health Policy & Services
  • Health Maintenance Organizations