title: Post-acute care--the next frontier for controlling Medicare spending.
authors.affiliation: From the Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mechanic
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D014481:United States