TY - JOUR
T1 - Older Adults Navigating Medicare
T2 - When Benefits Are Denied
AU - Aranha, Karen M.
AU - Bell, Nancy J.
AU - Dunham, Charlotte
N1 - Funding Information:
Received 5 October 2012; revised 13 November 2012; accepted 13 November 2012. Karen M. Aranha is now at Crown Point Health Suites, Lubbock, Texas. We thank the beneficiaries and family members who gave of their time to be interviewed for this research. The research was supported by a grant from the Garrison Family Foundation to Karen M. Aranha. Address correspondence to Karen M. Aranha, 3321 22nd Street, Lubbock, TX 79410, USA. E-mail: [email protected]; or Nancy J. Bell, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Guided by Bourdieu's theory of practice and symbolic violence, this qualitative study explored experiences and perceptions of elderly beneficiaries who had been denied rehabilitation services by Medicare. In semistructured interviews, 12 beneficiaries or family members told of the physical, psychological, and financial consequences of service denial/termination. The resulting perception of Medicare was as a cumbersome, difficult to negotiate system. Findings have implications for future research on service denial and indicate the need for better communication with, and support of, consumers by health care professionals when this occurs.
AB - Guided by Bourdieu's theory of practice and symbolic violence, this qualitative study explored experiences and perceptions of elderly beneficiaries who had been denied rehabilitation services by Medicare. In semistructured interviews, 12 beneficiaries or family members told of the physical, psychological, and financial consequences of service denial/termination. The resulting perception of Medicare was as a cumbersome, difficult to negotiate system. Findings have implications for future research on service denial and indicate the need for better communication with, and support of, consumers by health care professionals when this occurs.
KW - Bourdieu
KW - Medicare
KW - benefit denial
KW - elderly
KW - health care
KW - policy
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U2 - 10.1080/01634372.2012.750256
DO - 10.1080/01634372.2012.750256
M3 - Article
C2 - 23350568
AN - SCOPUS:84873157575
SN - 0163-4372
VL - 56
SP - 146
EP - 163
JO - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
JF - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
IS - 2
ER -