Medicare Patients’ Access to Physicians: A Synthesis of the Evidence
Issue Brief
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- Exhibit 1.1: Exhibit 1. The majority of Medicare beneficiaries report having a usual source of care; typically a doctor’s office or doctor’s clinic
- Exhibit 1.2: Exhibit 2. Most Medicare beneficiaries report that they can schedule timely appointments
- Exhibit 1.3: Exhibit 3. MedPAC finds that most Medicare seniors do not seek a new physician, but a small share report problems finding one
- Exhibit 1.4: Exhibit 4. Seniors on Medicare report foregoing medical care at similar or lower rates than privately insured adults age 50-64
- Exhibit 1.5: Exhibit 5. Certain Medicare beneficiaries are more at risk of foregoing a needed doctor visit
- Exhibit 1.6: Exhibit 6. Most office-based physicians accept new Medicare patients; rates for Medicare are the same or better than private insurance
- Exhibit 1.7: Exhibit 7. Across all states, most physicians accept new Medicare patients
- Exhibit 1.8: Exhibit 8. About 1% of physicians in patient care have formally "opted out" of Medicare, with psychiatrists making up the largest share
Appendix
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- Exhibit 2.1: APPENDIX TABLE 1: Percent of Beneficiaries With a Usual Source of Care, by Site and Beneficiary Characteristics, 2011
- Exhibit 2.2: APPENDIX TABLE 2: Percent of Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare Able to Schedule Timely Appointments, by Type of Care and State, 2012
- Exhibit 2.3: APPENDIX TABLE 3: Percent of Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries Able to Schedule Timely Appointments, by Type of Care and State, 2012
- Exhibit 2.4: APPENDIX TABLE 4: Beneficiary Satisfaction With Availability of Care by a Specialist, by Beneficiary Characteristics, 2011
- Exhibit 2.5: APPENDIX TABLE 5: Percent of Beneficiaries Who Reported Forgoing a Needed Doctor Visit, by Beneficiary Characteristics, 2011
- Exhibit 2.6: APPENDIX TABLE 6: Percent of Office-based Physicians Accepting New Patients, by Insurance Type and Physician Characteristics, 2012
- Exhibit 2.7: APPENDIX TABLE 7: Percent of Office-based Physicians Accepting New Patients, by Insurance Type and State, 2012
- Exhibit 2.8: APPENDIX TABLE 8: Number and Percentage of Physicians and Non-Physician Clinician Doctorates Formally Opting out of Medicare, by State 2013
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