The effect of Medicaid reimbursement on quality of care in nursing homes

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-48

  Cohen, Joel W ^a   Spector, William D ^a  

^a AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Medicaid; nursing homes; nursing staff; outcomes; quality; reimbursement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 0029921030     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6296(95)00030-5     Document Type: Article

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