Medicare-certified home health care: Urban-rural differences in utilization

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 254-257

  Hartman, Lacey ^a   Jarosek, Stephanie L ^a   Virnig, Beth A ^a   Durham, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CERTIFICATION; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34250188854     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2007.00098.x     Document Type: Article

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