Determinants and costs of Medicare post-acute care provided by SNFs and HHAs.
Provisions in the 1997 Balanced Budget Act affecting Medicare skilled nursing facility (SNF) and home health agency (HHA) services heighten the importance of knowing more about beneficiary, market, and policy factors that impact use of post-acute care and the costs of such services. This study used data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and other sources to address these issues. Findings shed light on responses that need to be monitored in light of the recently mandated policies and other SNF and HHA options that are being considered.
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Urban Institute, Washington, DC 20037, USA.
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