Disparities in receipt of recommended care among younger versus older medicare beneficiaries: a cohort study

• Main Authors: Ling Na (Author), Joel E. Streim (Author), Liliana E. Pezzin (Author), Jibby E. Kurichi (Author), Dawei Xie (Author), Hillary R. Bogner (Author), Pui L. Kwong (Author), Steven M. Asch (Author), Sean Hennessy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Although health disparities have been documented between Medicare beneficiaries based on age (<65 years vs. older age groups), underuse of recommended medical care in younger beneficiaries has not been thoroughly investigated. In this study, we aim to identify and characterize...