Opting out of Medicare: Characteristics and differences between optometrists and ophthalmologists
Few ophthalmologists and optometrists opt-out of Medicare but this trend has significantly increased since 2012. Of those who disenrolled from Medicare, 83% of ophthalmologists were in urbanized areas while 41% of optometrists were in non-urbanized areas. Because reasons for Medicare opt-out cannot be solely determined by administrative data, further investigation is warranted given the potential impact on healthcare accessibility.
Authors
- Michael J. Maywood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1917-7940)
- Ravi Parikh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3369-4224)
- Harris Ahmed
- Tedi Begaj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1880-3982)
Institutions
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York (US)
- Associated Retinal Consultants (US)
- Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak (US)
- Beaumont Hospital, Troy (US)
- New York University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0310140
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.26