Differences in hospitalizations, emergency room admissions, and outpatient visits among Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries

Differences in hospitalizations, emergency room admissions, and outpatient visits among Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries

Abstract Background Few studies have investigated the healthcare utilization of Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries. We used survey data that has been linked with Medicare claims records to describe the healthcare utilization of Mexican-American Medicare beneficiaries, determine common reasons f...

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Main Authors: Brian Downer, Soham Al Snih, Lin-Na Chou, Yong-Fang Kuo, Kyriakos S. Markides, Kenneth J. Ottenbacher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Health services
Minority aging
Epidemiology
Hispanics
Mexican-Americans
Medicare
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1160-9

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