title: Bankruptcy protection and Medicare.
abstract: The changes in Medicare reimbursement for home health services have forced many agencies to close and still others to face difficult financial times. As a result, home care providers, like many other businesses, have turned to the federal bankruptcy courts in hopes of reorganizing their debts.
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Care Law, National Association for Home Care, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kinslow
mesh_terms: D016361:Bankruptcy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011907:Rate Setting and Review; D014481:United States