title: New Medicare rule forces cancer, heart, and lung patients into nursing homes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York Medical College, Saint Vincent's Hospital, New York, NY, USA. vajones@svcmcny.org
authors.forename: Valerie A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000639:trends; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology