Medicare's disproportionate share adjustment and the cost of low-income patients

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 177-190

  Kominski, Gerald F ^a,b,c   Long, Stephen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Disproportionate share adjustment; Hospital costs; Hospital payment; Low income patients; Medicare; Prospective payment system

Indexed keywords

HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL EXPENDITURE; LOW-INCOME PATIENT; MEDICARE;

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE PART A; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POVERTY; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

USA;

EID: 0030738532     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6296(96)00519-X     Document Type: Article

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