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| The influence of financial incentives and racial status on the use of post-hospital care | | Author(s) | Madeline J Robertson, Robert W Broyles, Amir Khaliq |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 16, no 4, 2004 |
| Pages | pp 17-38 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Aftercare ; Delayed discharge ; Ethnic groups ; Costs [care] ; Usage [services] ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examines the influence of financial incentives and the racial status of the patient on the use of extended care following an episode of hospitalisation. Post-hospital care (PCH) is defined as the services provided by a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or intermediate care facility (ICF) following discharge. The focus of the analysis is on the use of non-use of PHC, the presence or absence of a delay in transfer to an ICF or SNF, and, limited to those who experienced a postponement, the length of the delayed discharge. After controlling for multiple factors, the results indicate that Medicare beneficiaries were more likely to use PHC, less likely to experience a delay in discharge, and used fewer days of prolonged care. Medicaid recipients and uninsured patients experienced reduced access to PHC. The results also indicated that the access of Native Americans and Americans to PHC was impeded. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050207202 A |
| Classmark | LN: LD:QKM: TK: QDC: QLD: 7T |
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