Table 2.
Patient Experience Differences for Subgroups of Patients Defined by Depressive Symptom Status and Medicare Coverage Type
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7)† | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference from FFS Beneficiaries without Depressive sx | |||||||
| Adjusted Mean for FFS Beneficiaries without Depressive sx | MA Beneficiaries without Depressive sx | MA Beneficiaries with Depressive sx | FFS Beneficiaries with Depressive sx | Effect of Depressive sx in MA | MA—FFS among Beneficiaries with Depressive sx | Difference‐of‐Differences | |
| Measure of Patient Experience | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | b (SE) | |
| Experiences with doctors | |||||||
| Rating of personal MD/nurse | 90.30 | −0.07 (0.08) | −1.65 (0.19)*** | −1.76 (0.20)*** | −1.57 (0.19)*** | 0.11 (0.26) | 0.19 (0.27) |
| Rating of specialists | 89.31 | −0.43 (0.10)*** | −3.12 (0.29)*** | −2.43 (0.27)*** | −2.69 (0.29)*** | −0.69 (0.37) | −0.27 (0.39) |
| Rating of all health care received | 85.61 | −0.26 (0.09)** | −4.08 (0.23)*** | −3.99 (0.23)*** | −3.82 (0.22)*** | −0.09 (0.30) | 0.17 (0.31) |
| Doctor communication | 90.21 | −0.21 (0.08)* | −2.53 (0.21)*** | −2.52 (0.21)*** | −2.33 (0.20)*** | 0.02 (0.27) | 0.19 (0.28) |
| Experiences with plan | |||||||
| Rating of plan/Medicare | 84.30 | 0.50 (0.09)*** | −2.82 (0.21)*** | −0.95 (0.22)*** | −3.33 (0.21)*** | −1.88 (0.28)*** | −2.38 (0.29)*** |
| Rating of Rx drug coverage | 80.60 | 3.37 (0.12)*** | 1.16 (0.24)*** | −0.24 (0.29) | −2.21 (0.23)*** | 1.40 (0.34)*** | −1.98 (0.36)*** |
| Customer service | 74.53 | 8.73 (0.28)*** | 4.05 (0.49)*** | −2.49 (0.65)*** | −4.68 (0.44)*** | 6.55 (0.70)*** | −2.19 (0.76)** |
| Getting needed care | 86.80 | −0.14 (0.11) | −4.58 (0.28)*** | −3.30 (0.28)*** | −4.44 (0.28)*** | −1.28 (0.36)*** | −1.14 (0.38)** |
| Getting care quickly | 70.06 | 0.30 (0.12)* | −2.13 (0.28)*** | −1.82 (0.28)*** | −2.43 (0.28)*** | −0.31 (0.36) | −0.61 (0.38) |
| Getting needed Rx drugs | 88.23 | 2.25 (0.12)*** | −1.96 (0.26)*** | −3.40 (0.33)*** | −4.21 (0.25)*** | 1.45 (0.37)*** | −0.80 (0.39)* |
| Getting info. about Rx drugs | 79.11 | 2.61 (0.30)*** | −3.69 (0.59)*** | −5.43 (0.70)*** | −6.30 (0.57)*** | 1.74 (0.82)* | −0.87 (0.88) |
†Column 7 estimates are calculated by subtracting the Column 4 estimate from the Column 5 estimate.
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.
FFS, fee‐for‐service; MA, Medicare Advantage; Rx, prescription; sx, symptoms.