医疗保险受益者在负责任的护理或医疗保险优势下是否使用较低质量的养老院?
Huiying Wang1,2, Cyrus Kosar1,2, Momotazur Rahman1,2
1Center for Gerontology and Healthcare Research, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
|December 31, 2024
概括
与医疗保险优势 (MA) 或传统医疗保险 (TM) 相比,负责护理组织 (ACO) 的医疗保险受益人可以更好地获得高质量的熟练护理设施 (SNF). 无论痴呆症的诊断如何,这都是如此,这突显了支付模式对护理质量的影响.
科学领域:
- 医疗保健服务研究 医疗服务研究
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 卫生经济学 卫生经济学
背景情况:
- 在医疗保险受益者中,负责护理组织 (ACO) 和医疗保险优势 (MA) 模式的入学人数越来越多.
- 替代支付模式中的金融激励措施旨在降低医疗保健成本.
- 了解急性后护理结果,特别是熟练护理设施 (SNF) 质量,对于患有和没有痴呆症的受益人来说至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查医疗保险受益人根据不同的支付模式访问的SNF的质量.
- 为了在ACO,MA和传统医疗保险 (TM) 收费服务中比较患有和没有痴呆症诊断的受益人的SNF质量.
主要方法:
- 在2013-2018年期间从医院出院到SNF的医疗保险受益人的分析.
- 风险变量:支付模式 (ACO,MA,TM服务费用).
- 取决变量:总体质量高的SNF (在CMS护理之家护理比较上≥4星级).
- 根据年龄,性别,种族和使用邮政编码表区 (ZCTA) 的统计调整和医院固定效应.
主要成果:
- 获得ACO的受益者从7.6%增加到20.2%;MA的入学人数从25.2%增加到32.8%;TM的入学人数从67.2%减少到47.3% (2013-2018).
- ACO受益者最有可能进入高质量的SNF,而MA入学者最不可能进入高质量的SNF.
- 这些模式持续不论痴呆症的诊断.
结论:
- 在Medicare支付模式之间,在高质量的SNF访问方面存在显著的差异.
- 与MA或TM受益者相比,获得ACO的受益者始终可以更好地获得高质量的SNF.
- 需要进一步研究支付模式如何影响弱势群体的护理质量和获得.
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