scholarly journals Ten-Year Prevalence and Incidence of Urinary Incontinence in Older Women: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Health and Retirement Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1274-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth A. Erekson ◽  
Xiangyu Cong ◽  
Mary K. Townsend ◽  
Maria M. Ciarleglio
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Incontinence ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Retirement Study

A Longitudinal Analysis of Site of Death: The Effects of Continuous Enrollment in Medicare Advantage Versus Conventional Medicare

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (8) ◽  
pp. 960-986 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Edmiston Chen ◽  
Edward Alan Miller
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Health And Retirement Study ◽  
Fee For Service ◽  
Medicare Advantage ◽  
Medicare Beneficiaries ◽  
Lower Odds ◽  
Retirement Study

This study assessed the odds of dying in hospital associated with enrollment in Medicare Advantage (M-A) versus conventional Medicare Fee-for-Service (M-FFS). Data were derived from the 2008 and 2010 waves of the Health and Retirement Study ( n = 1,030). The sample consisted of elderly Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2008–2010 (34% died in hospital, and 66% died at home, in long-term senior care, a hospice facility, or other setting). Logistic regression estimated the odds of dying in hospital for those continuously enrolled in M-A from 2008 until death compared to those continuously enrolled in M-FFS and those switching between the two plans. Results indicate that decedents continuously enrolled in M-A had 43% lower odds of dying in hospital compared to those continuously enrolled in M-FFS. Financial incentives in M-A contracts may reduce the odds of dying in hospital.

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