Rural-Urban Differences in Barriers to Care and Utilization of Preventive Care Among Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries
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Discusses the differences in barriers to care and preventive care utilization for older adults enrolled in traditional Medicare versus Medicare Advantage and makes a rural-urban comparison. Explores barriers to care, such as quality of care and out-of-pocket costs, as well as care utilization, such as regular vaccinations, cancer screenings, and cholesterol tests, among others.
Author(s)
Gawain J. Williams, Dan M. Shane, Whitney E. Zahnd, Keith J. Mueller
Date
11/2025
Organization
RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
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· Aging and aging-related services
· Elderly population
· Health screening
· Medicare
· Primary care
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention