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Access to Primary Care and Endocrinology Care Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, 2017–2021

Year: 2026

Type: other

Abstract: Optimal diabetes management benefits from a team-based approach involving primary and specialty endocrinology care, particularly for older adults with multimorbidity and clinical complexity (1). Primary care and endocrinology services are associated with improved diabetes outcomes (2), though reliance on endocrinology care may be greater for older adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D), due to considerations of advanced diabetes technology use. People living in rural or high-deprivation areas often have limited access to quality diabetes care (2,3), potentially contributing to worse outcomes. National patterns of primary care and endocrinology use by older adults with T1D and T2D in the U.S. remain poorly characterized.

DOI: 10.2337/figshare.33307389.v1

Authors: Kaitlynn S Robinson-Ector, Hannah Day, Connor Begle, Katherine E M Miller, Mark L Wieland, Andrew W Bazemore, Rozalina G McCoy

Topic: Diabetes Management and Research

Subfield: Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W7213347965

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