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Validity of Household Reports of Medicare-covered Home Health Agency Use |
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We examine the validity of reported Medicare-covered home health agency use and spending in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS). We build on several previous
studies (Zuvekas and Olin, 2009; Zuvekas and Olin forthcoming, Olin et al. 2008) of a sample of Medicare beneficiaries in the 2001-2003 MEPS who were matched to their Medicare claims and
enrollment files. In aggregate, we find no statistically significant differences in mean reported utilization of and spending on Medicare-covered home health agency services between MEPS
and Medicare claims for this matched sample of Medicare beneficiaries. At the individual level, we found moderate concordance in reporting between the MEPS and Medicare claims. We
discuss possible explanations and implications for analyses of MEPS data on home health agency use and spending. |
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Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
540 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850