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Home Health And Postacute Care Use In Medicare Advantage And Traditional Medicare. 2020

Laura Skopec, and Peter J Huckfeldt, and Douglas Wissoker, and Joshua Aarons, and Judith Dey, and Iara Oliveira, and Stephen Zuckerman
Laura Skopec ( LSkopec@urban. org ) is a senior research associate in the Health Policy Center, Urban Institute, in Washington, D.C.

This article compares patterns of postacute care-including care provided by skilled nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, and home health agencies-under Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare. Overall, Medicare Advantage enrollees received less postacute care, both institutional and home health, than traditional Medicare enrollees did for three common conditions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010351 Patient Discharge The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities. Discharge Planning,Discharge Plannings,Discharge, Patient,Discharges, Patient,Patient Discharges,Planning, Discharge,Plannings, Discharge
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012866 Skilled Nursing Facilities Extended care facilities which provide skilled nursing care or rehabilitation services for inpatients on a daily basis. Extended Care Facilities,Facilities, Skilled Nursing,Nursing Facilities, Skilled,Care Facilities, Extended,Care Facility, Extended,Extended Care Facility,Facilities, Extended Care,Facility, Extended Care,Facility, Skilled Nursing,Nursing Facility, Skilled,Skilled Nursing Facility
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D018574 Home Care Agencies Public or private organizations that provide, either directly or through arrangements with other organizations, home health services in the patient's home. (Hospital Administration Terminology, 2d ed) Home Health Agencies,Home Health Care Agencies,Agencies, Home Care,Agencies, Home Health,Agency, Home Care,Agency, Home Health,Care Agencies, Home,Care Agency, Home,Home Care Agency,Home Health Agency
D019467 Subacute Care Medical and skilled nursing services provided to patients who are not in an acute phase of an illness but who require a level of care higher than that provided in a long-term care setting. (JCAHO, Lexikon, 1994) Post-acute Care,Postacute Care,Sub-Acute Care,Care, Post-acute,Care, Postacute,Care, Sub-Acute,Care, Subacute,Post acute Care,Sub Acute Care
D020398 Medicare Part C The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 establishes a Medicare+Choice program under part C of Title XVIII, Section 4001, of the Social Security Act. Under this program, an eligible individual may elect to receive Medicare benefits through enrollment in a Medicare+Choice plan. Beneficiaries may choose to use private pay options, establish medical savings accounts, use managed care plans, or join provider-sponsored plans. Medicare Choice,Medicare Plus Choice,Medicare Advantage,Medicare Plus Choice Program (US),Medicare+Choice Program (US),Advantage, Medicare,Advantages, Medicare,Choice, Medicare Plus,Medicare Advantages,Medicare+Choice Programs (US),Part C, Medicare,Plus Choice, Medicare,Program, Medicare+Choice (US),Programs, Medicare+Choice (US)

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