2019
Associations of Mail Survey Length and Layout With Response Rates
Burkhart Q, Orr N, Brown JA, Hays RD, Cleary PD, Beckett MK, Perry SE, Gaillot S, Elliott MN. Associations of Mail Survey Length and Layout With Response Rates. Medical Care Research And Review 2019, 78: 441-448. PMID: 31747849, DOI: 10.1177/1077558719888407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe effects of survey version on patient experience scores and plan rankings
Beckett MK, Elliott MN, Burkhart Q, Cleary PD, Orr N, Brown JA, Gaillot S, Liu K, Hays RD. The effects of survey version on patient experience scores and plan rankings. Health Services Research 2019, 54: 1016-1022. PMID: 31149737, PMCID: PMC6736904, DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.13172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferences in Hospitalizations Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries
Ndumele CD, Elliott MN, Haviland AM, Burkhart Q, Orr N, Gaillot S, Cleary PD. Differences in Hospitalizations Between Fee-for-Service and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries. Medical Care 2019, 57: 8-12. PMID: 30339575, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000001000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFFS coverageHospitalization ratesMedicare AdvantageMultivariable logistic regression modelMA enrolleesRate of hospitalizationLower hospitalization ratesPatterns of careMedicare Advantage beneficiariesLogistic regression modelsMedicare Consumer AssessmentHospital admissionRetrospective studyHealth characteristicsService useHospitalizationHealth statusHealthcare providersEnrollee demographicsConsumer AssessmentEnrolleesSystem surveySignificant age differencesMA enrollmentMA respondents
2016
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts
Elliott MN, Landon BE, Zaslavsky AM, Edwards C, Orr N, Beckett MK, Mallett J, Cleary PD. Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Enrollees Report Less Positive Experiences Than Their Medicare Advantage Counterparts. Health Affairs 2016, 35: 456-463. PMID: 26953300, DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2015.0816.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overDatabases, FactualDrug PrescriptionsFemaleHealth ExpendituresHumansInsurance CoverageInsurance, Pharmaceutical ServicesMaleManaged Care ProgramsMedicare Part CMedicare Part DPatient SatisfactionRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsPrescription drug plansPrescription drug coverageDrug plansMedicare beneficiariesDrug coverageCommunity-dwelling Medicare beneficiariesOverall health care costsMedicare Advantage health plansMA plansHealth care costsPercent of beneficiariesAffordable Care ActQuality bonus paymentsPlan enrolleesMedicare prescription drug coverageCare costsHealth plansCare ActPositive experiencesAge sixtyBeneficiary assessmentMedicationsMA counterpartsBeneficiariesEnrollees
2013
Care Experiences of Managed Care Medicare Enrollees Near the End of Life
Elliott MN, Haviland AM, Cleary PD, Zaslavsky AM, Farley DO, Klein DJ, Edwards CA, Beckett MK, Orr N, Saliba D. Care Experiences of Managed Care Medicare Enrollees Near the End of Life. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2013, 61: 407-412. PMID: 23379270, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare experiencesSocial Security Administration death recordsParticipants' experiencesIndividual experiencesBad experiencesExperienceRepresentative sampleFuture researchEnd of lifeIndividual deathSurvey completionSurveyHealthcare providersGood experienceRaceEthnicityPrescription drug coverageEducationRetrospective reportsGeographic regions
2011
How Do the Experiences of Medicare Beneficiary Subgroups Differ between Managed Care and Original Medicare?
Elliott MN, Haviland AM, Orr N, Hambarsoomian K, Cleary PD. How Do the Experiences of Medicare Beneficiary Subgroups Differ between Managed Care and Original Medicare? Health Services Research 2011, 46: 1039-1058. PMID: 21306370, PMCID: PMC3165177, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01245.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFair self-rated healthHealth care providersSubgroup characteristicsSelf-rated healthHealth care experiencesLow-income subsidyMedicare Consumer AssessmentUniform careCare scoresAge 85Care providersMedicare beneficiariesService MedicareCare experiencesCAHPS measuresConsumer AssessmentHigh school degreeCareSystem surveyParticular subgroupManaged CareAssessed differencesTraditional feeLow incomeSignificant positive interaction
2010
Geographic Area Variations in the Medicare Health Plan Era
Keenan PS, Cleary PD, O'Malley AJ, Landon BE, Zaborski L, Zaslavsky AM. Geographic Area Variations in the Medicare Health Plan Era. Medical Care 2010, 48: 260-266. PMID: 20182269, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181ca410a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Beneficiary reported experience and voluntary disenrollment in Medicare managed care.
Lied TR, Sheingold SH, Landon BE, Shaul JA, Cleary PD. Beneficiary reported experience and voluntary disenrollment in Medicare managed care. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2003, 25: 55-66. PMID: 14997693, PMCID: PMC4194833.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
Combining health plan performance indicators into simpler composite measures.
Zaslavsky AM, Shaul JA, Zaborski LB, Cioffi MJ, Cleary PD. Combining health plan performance indicators into simpler composite measures. Medicare & Medicaid Research Review 2002, 23: 101-15. PMID: 12500473, PMCID: PMC4194755.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCenters for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.Factor Analysis, StatisticalHealth Benefit Plans, EmployeeHealth Care SurveysHealth Services AccessibilityHumansManaged Care ProgramsMedicare Part BMedicare Part COffice VisitsPatient SatisfactionQuality Indicators, Health CareUnited StatesVaccination
2001
National Quality Monitoring of Medicare Health Plans
Schneider E, Zaslavsky A, Landon B, Lied T, Sheingold S, Cleary P. National Quality Monitoring of Medicare Health Plans. Medical Care 2001, 39: 1313-1325. PMID: 11717573, DOI: 10.1097/00005650-200112000-00007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedicare health plansHealth plansClinical qualityHEDIS performanceCAHPS surveyHealth Plans Study (CAHPS) surveyHealth Plan Employer DataBeta-blocker useMental health hospitalizationsObservational cohort studyProportion of enrolleesHealth plan qualityGood clinical careRates of mammographyClinical quality measuresComposite measurePlan careCohort studyEye examMultivariable analysisMyocardial infarctionPersonal doctorClinical careEmployer DataConsumer Assessment