4052.0: Tuesday, November 14, 2000: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Health Services Research Methodology Session: Assessing Quality of Care Under Medicare: Understanding the Effects of Socioeconomic Status on Performance Measurement

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Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Facilitator(s):Richard W. Besdine, MD, FACP
Discussant(s):John H. Hebb, PhD, MBA
Organizer(s):Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS
8:30 AMEducational and Racial Differences in Medicare Beneficiaries’ Experiences with Care: Consumer Assessment of Health Plans (CAHPS) Results
Judy Sangl, PhD, C Zhan, PhD
8:50 AMHealth Needs of Older Women Enrolled in Medicare Managed Care: Differences by Race/Ethnicity and Socioeconomic Status
Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS, Chris Haffer, PhD, Yi-Ting Hwang, PhD, P Parks, PhD, J Mandelblatt, MD, MPH
9:10 AMPreventive Care Services: Understanding Medicare HMO Performance in the Context of Selection
Jessica Greene, MPH, Jan Blustein, MD, PhD, Kelly Anne Burke, BA
9:30 AMSocioeconomic Status and Health Status in Medicare Managed Care Enrollees: Association with Plan Casemix
Arlene S. Bierman, MD, MS, Chris Haffer, PhD, Yi-Ting Hwang, Jeanne Mandelblatt, MD, MPH
Sponsor:Medical Care
Cosponsors:Epidemiology; Gerontological Health; Health Administration; Social Work; Spirit of 1848 Caucus

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA