The Demand for Post-Acute and Chronic Care in Nursing Homes

Medical Care

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 475-490

  Reschovsky, James D ^a  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic factors; Length of stay; Long term care; Medicaid; Medicare

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, LONG-TERM CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICARE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT ADMISSION; SUBACUTE CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032038602     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005650-199804000-00004     Document Type: Article

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