Effects of supplemental coverage on use of services by Medicare enrollees [corrected and republished in Health Care Finance Rev 1997 Winter;19(2):suppl 5-17 following 218]

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Title
Effects of supplemental coverage on use of services by Medicare enrollees [corrected and republished in Health Care Finance Rev 1997 Winter;19(2):suppl 5-17 following 218]
First Author
Christensen, Sandra
Date of Pub
1997 Fall
Pages
5-17
Abstract
This article estimates the extent to which private insurance supplements affect use of services by Medicare enrollees. Three types of supplements to Medicare's coverage are examined--Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), medigap (MGP) plans, and employment-based indemnity (EBI) plans. While each kind of supplement reduces cost sharing on Medicare-covered services, only HMOs do so without increasing enrollees' overall use of services. Use of services by HMO enrollees is about 4 percent lower than use by similar Medicare enrollees with no insurance supplement. By contrast, use of services by enrollees with MGP coverage is 28 percent higher, and use of services by enrollees with EBI plans is 17 percent higher.
Other Authors
Shinogle, Judy
MeSH
Insurance Coverage : Adolescence : Adult : Aged : Comparative Study : Female : Health Benefit Plans, Employee/statistics & numerical data/utilization : Health Care Surveys : Health Maintenance Organizations/utilization : Health Services Needs and Demand/statistics & numerical data : Human : Insurance, Medigap/utilization : Male : Medicare/statistics & numerical data/utilization : United States
Issue
1
NTIS Number
PB99-109621
Volume
19