Quality of Care for White and Hispanic Medicare Advantage Enrollees in the United States and Puerto Rico.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Geographic, racial, and ethnic variations in quality of care and outcomes have been well documented among the Medicare population. Few data exist on beneficiaries living in Puerto Rico, three-quarters of whom enroll in Medicare Advantage (MA).

Objective

To determine the quality of care provided to white and Hispanic MA enrollees in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Design, setting, and participants

A cross-sectional study of MA enrollees in 2011 was conducted, including white enrollees in the United States (n = 6 289 374), Hispanic enrollees in the United States (n = 795 039), and Hispanic enrollees in Puerto Rico (n = 267 016). The study was conducted from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2011; data analysis took place from January 19, 2015, to January 2,

SUBMITTER: Rivera-Hernandez M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4934661 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature