The influence of medicare home health payment incentives: Does payer source matter?

Inquiry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-149

  Grabowski, David C ^a   Stevenson, David G ^a   Huskamp, Haiden A ^a   Keating, Nancy L ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER; CAREGIVER; CHARLSON SCORE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER DISEASE; MANAGED CARE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; REIMBURSEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 33748921549     PISSN: 00469580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5034/inquiryjrnl_43.2.135     Document Type: Article

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