Research Article
Parkinson’s Disease and Home Healthcare Use and Expenditures among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries
Table 1
Description of study sample, overall and by Parkinson’s disease status among Medicare beneficiaries. National Medicare 5% sample, 2006-2007.
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Note: based on 10,865 and 50,009 elderly (age 65 or older) Medicare beneficiaries with and without Parkinson’s disease who were continuously enrolled in Medicare Part A and Part B during 2006 and 2007 and were not enrolled in Health Maintenance Organizations during 2006 and 2007; they had a positive direct total healthcare expenditure; individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) as well as those without full year enrollments due to death or some other reason were excluded from the final sample. PD: Parkinson’s disease; AA: African American; SUD: substance use disorder; DME: durable medical equipment; HHA: Home Health Agency; SNF: skilled nursing facility; S.D.: Standard Deviation. < .001; .001 ≤ < .01; .01 ≤ < .05. |