Effect of a voucher benefit on the demand for paid personal assistance

Gerontologist

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 183-192

  Meng, Hongdao ^a   Friedman, Bruce ^b   Dick, Andrew W ^c   Wamsley, Brenda R ^d   Eggert, Gerald M ^e   Mukamel, Dana ^f  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d WEST VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Monroe County Long Term Care Program Inc   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand; Disability; Medicare; Personal assistance; Voucher

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; COST CONTROL; DEMOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; MONEY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL ASSISTANCE; PROBABILITY; REIMBURSEMENT;

EID: 33645715936     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/46.2.183     Document Type: Article

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