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. 2004 Summer;25(4):27-41.

Estimation of non-response bias in the Medicare FFS HOS

Nancy McCall  1 , Galina Khatutsky, Kevin Smith, Gregory C Pope
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Estimation of non-response bias in the Medicare FFS HOS

Nancy McCall et al. Health Care Financ Rev. 2004 Summer.

Abstract

We examined non-response bias in physical component summary scores (PCS) and mental component summary scores (MCS) in the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) Health Outcomes Survey (HOS) using two alternative methods, response propensity weighting and imputation for non-respondents. The two approaches gave nearly identical estimates of non-response bias. PCS scores were 0.74 points lower and MCS scores 0.51 points lower after adjustment for non-response through imputation and 0.63 and 0.46 lower after adjustment for propensity weighting. These levels are small for component scores suggesting that survey non-response to the FFS HOS does not adversely affect estimates of average health status for this population.

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