Do Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Quality and Patient Experience within Medicare Plans Generalize across Measures and Racial/Ethnic Groups?

Objective To examine how similar racial/ethnic disparities in clinical quality (Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set [ HEDIS ]) and patient experience (Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems [ CAHPS ]) measures are for different measures within Medicare Advantage ( MA ) plans. Data Sources/Study Setting 5.7 million/492,495 MA beneficiaries with 2008–2009 HEDIS / CAHPS data. Study Design Binomial ( HEDIS ) and linear...