Effects of a financial incentive scheme for dementia care on medical and long-term care expenditures: A propensity score-matched analysis using LIFE study data.

<h4>Objective</h4>Japan introduced a financial incentive scheme in April 2016 to improve hospital-based dementia care, but its effectiveness remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the scheme's impact on medical and long-term care (LTC) expenditures, as well as on changes i...

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Main Authors: Jun Kawabata, Haruhisa Fukuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0282965