Frailty in Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries and Traditional Medicare Beneficiaries
In this cohort study of Medicare beneficiaries from 2015, MA enrollees experienced similar declines in frailty over 1 year compared with TM enrollees. Future work should examine whether the specific types of services covered by health insurance can impact frailty and health trajectories for older adults.
Authors
- Dae Hyun Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7290-6838)
- Chan Mi Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1880-048X)
- Brianne Olivieri‐Mui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-2019)
- Ellen P. McCarthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1705-6249)
- Sandra Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6801-5602)
- Stephanie Denise M. Sison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3894-7219)
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School (US)
- Hebrew SeniorLife (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.31067
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.72