Agency ownership, patient payment source, and length of service in home care, 1992-2000

Gerontologist

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 438-446

  Han, Beth ^a,c   McAuley, William J ^b   Remsburg, Robin E ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Home care; Home health agency ownership; Length of service in home care; Medicaid home health patients; Medicare home health patients; Private health insurance patients in home care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PROFIT;

EID: 34548676194     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/47.4.438     Document Type: Article

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