Understanding the State Variation in Medicare Home Health Care: The Impact of Medicaid Program Characteristics, State Policy, and Provider Attributes

Medical Care

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 618-633

  Cohen, Marc A ^a,b,c   Tumlinson, Anne ^a  

^a Ctr Hlth and Long Term Care Res   (United States)

^b LifePlans Inc   (United States)

^c Two University Office Park   (United States)

Author keywords

Home care variation; Medicaid home care; Medicare home health care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BUDGET; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; BUDGETS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT ASSESSMENT COMMISSION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES;

EID: 0031154867     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199706000-00007     Document Type: Article

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