Challenges in End-of-Life Care Management for Low-Income Frail Elders: A Case Study of the Wisconsin Family Care Program

Research on Aging

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 393-419

  Kwak, Jung ^a   Kramer, Betty J ^b   Lang, Josh ^a   Ledger, Maria ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c Milwaukee County Department of Family Care   (United States)

Author keywords

care management; death and dying; end of life; long term care; managed care; Medicaid

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878758849     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: 15527573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027512446939     Document Type: Article

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