title: Nonprofit ownership and quality in Medicaid's longterm care program for persons with developmental disabilities.
abstract: To assess ownership-related differences in the Intermediate Care Facility Program for persons with Mental Retardation (ICF/MR) Industry, this article analyzes a nationally representative sample of data on Medicaid certified facilities from the Health Care Financing Administration On-line Survey and Certification Reporting System. This study found that nonprofit providers provided a higher level of quality than for-profit facilities when organizational size and facility-mix were controlled. The size and case-mix composition of these facilities were also influenced by nonprofit ownership type. Nonprofit providers offered smaller facilities, on average, and were more likely to enroll heavy case-mix residents than their for-profit counterparts.
authors.affiliation: University of Nebraska, Omaha, USA.
authors.forename: Samuel L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007380:Intermediate Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid; D008875:Middle Aged; D009939:Organizations, Nonprofit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*