title: Medicaid spenddown in nursing homes.
abstract: This paper employs information from nationally representative surveys to examine the incidence and causes of Medicaid spenddown among disabled elderly persons. About 10% of nursing home discharges experience "asset spenddown," the process of converting from private pay to Medicaid. In contrast, over 50% of nursing home patients remain private pay throughout their stays. In addition, becoming a Medicaid patient is more common among community residents than among nursing home residents. Implications of findings for health care policies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Health Policy Center, Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Doty
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Manton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000191:economics; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States