Hospital and ambulatory service use by the urban elderly under different health care delivery systems.

摘要: For a sample of elderly persons living in an urban community, patterns use health-care services varied according to whether or not respondents identified one three fee-for-service delivery systems as their primary source care: hospital, private physician, medical group practice. Differences utilization persisted even when population health and socioeconomic characteristics were controlled, are attributable either differences system structure the population's behavioral response these care. As expected, variables, well had care, most important factors explaining aggregate inpatient ambulatory care visits. In addition, particular sources variables significant duration time spent hospital types Policy implications related findings discussed.