Publication Date: May 1st, 1998
Publication Type(s): Working Paper
Topic(s): Medicare
Author(s): Thiede Call, K.
Using 1992 and 1993 data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, we examine:
- whether specific chronic conditions are present in greater proportion among rural than urban beneficiaries;
- whether the cost of treating beneficiaries with chronic conditions is higher in rural than in urban counties; and
- whether the cost of treating beneficiaries with chronic conditions, as a portion of projected Medicare payment rates for risk contracting plans, is greater in rural than in urban counties.