title: The impact of prospective payment on Medicare patients.
authors.affiliation: National Association for Home Care, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Irwin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000191:economics; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D017050:Episode of Care; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006792:House Calls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology