Large increases in spending on postacute care in medicare point to the potential for cost savings in these settings

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 864-872

  Chandra, Amitabh ^a   Dalton, Maurice A ^b   Holmes, Jonathan ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST CONTROL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART INFARCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT CARE; REHABILITATION CARE;

COST OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SPENDING; MEDICARE;

COST SAVINGS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH POLICY; HEART FAILURE; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MEDICARE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84877996646     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2012.1262     Document Type: Article

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