Explaining state medicaid nursing home reimbursement

Journal of Health and Social Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 53-73

  Swan, James H ^a   Pickard, Ruth B ^a   Harrington, Charlene ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access; Costs; Equity; Medicaid reform initiatives; Quality

Indexed keywords

AGED; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAID; NURSING HOME; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

AGED; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICAID; NURSING HOMES; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REIMBURSEMENT MECHANISMS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; STATE HEALTH PLANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033667772     PISSN: 08977186     EISSN: 15404064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J045v12n04_04     Document Type: Article

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