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. 1995 Summer;16(4):175-87.

Medicare beneficiaries rate their medical care: new data from the MCBS (Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey)

G S Adler  1
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Medicare beneficiaries rate their medical care: new data from the MCBS (Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey)

G S Adler. Health Care Financ Rev. 1995 Summer.

Abstract

The Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) contains a wealth of information about the people whose care is financed by the program. This article examines their satisfaction with medical care received and explores the relationship of these attitudes with the characteristics of subgroups of the enrolled population. Satisfaction with medical care among Medicare beneficiaries is found to be generally high (80-90 percent). Disabled Medicare beneficiaries are less satisfied than the aged, and health maintenance organization (HMO) enrollees less satisfied than fee-for-service (FFS) patients. Others with lower-than-average satisfaction are people with poorer health status, those covered by Medicaid, and those without supplementary insurance.

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Figure 1. Distribution of Chronic Conditions Among Medicare Aged and Disabled Beneficiaries: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Round 7
1Responses were given in answer to the question, “Has a doctor ever told you you had [condition]?” Non-community residents have beendeleted from this analysis. SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration: Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Round 7, September 1-December 31, 1993.
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