Geographic Variation in Determinants of Medicare Managed Care Enrollment.

From: Health Services Research | Date: August 1, 2001| Author: Penrod, Joan D.; McBride, Timothy D.; Mueller, Keith J. | Copyright information

Objective. To examine the effect of adjusted average per capita cost (AAPCC) rate and volatility on Medicare risk plan enrollment at the county level.

Data Sources. Secondary data from the Health Care Financing Administration's office of managed care and other sources were merged to create comprehensive data on all Medicare risk plans in 3,069 of the 3,112 U. S. counties in December 1996.

Study Design. A two-step least squares regression was estimated to exam...

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