title: Medicare and Medicaid: differing approaches to home health.
authors.affiliation: Visiting Nurse Associations of America, Washington, DC 20006, USA. eswanson@vnaa.org
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sheehan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006291:Health Policy; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D018574:Home Care Agencies / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018577:Homebound Persons / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000592:standards; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000592:standards; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D013066:Speech-Language Pathology / Q000592:standards; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States