The impact of medicaid payer status on hospitalizations in nursing homes

Medical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 574-581

  Cai, Shubing ^a   Miller, Susan C ^b   Nelson, Dallas L ^a   Mukamel, Dana B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

hospitalization; Medicaid; nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; SURVIVOR; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICAID; NURSING HOMES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84933510350     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000375     Document Type: Article

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