Medicare Expenditures Associated With Hospital and Emergency Department Use Among Beneficiaries With Dementia
Understanding expenditure patterns for hospital and emergency department (ED) use among individuals with dementia is crucial to controlling Medicare spending. We analyzed Health and Retirement Study data and Medicare claims, stratified by beneficiaries’ residence and proximity to death, to estimate...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2017-03-01
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Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958017696757 |