00.11.08 - Study says elderly lack essential treatments. A very large study of Medicare beneficiaries aged 65 and older found that less than two-thirds were obtaining treatment, diagnostic tests, and preventive care they were entitled to. In the study, less care was received by patients who were poor, black, or from rural areas of the country.
Study says elderly lack essential treatments.
Measuring underuse of necessary care among elderly Medicare beneficiaries using inpatient and outpatient claims. The continuing quest for measuring and improving access to necessary care. Journal of the American Medical Association on the web.