In this paper we examine empirically the effect of integration on Medicare payment and rehospitalization. We use 2005 …-2013 data on Medicare beneficiaries receiving PAC in the U.S. to examine integration between hospitals and the two most common … for each hospital-PAC pair in a market to test how changes in integration impact patient outcomes. Second, we use an …

also explains state-level differences in quality of hospital care. The quality of Medicare beneficiary hospital care was … the disability and that states that are disproportionately African-American have a lower quality of hospital care. This … paper uses quality of care data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine whether disability …

Upcoding in Medicare has been a topic of interest to economists and policy makers for nearly 40 years. While upcoding … of Medicare is to inform policy makers on the magnitude of the process and to suggest approaches to mitigate the level of … upcoding. Financial estimates for upcoding in traditional Medicare (Medicare Parts A and B), are highly variable, in part …

We assess the performance of three hospital merger simulation methods by means of a Monte Carlo experiment. We first … specify a rich theoretical model of hospital markets and use it to generate “true” price effects of a large number of hospital …

hospital's patients as compared to Jinnah hospital.Conclusion: This study indicates that OOP direct medical cost burden was … in reducing out of pocket (OOP) expenses on direct medical costs borne by breast carcinoma patients' household from … said patients during the services taken from the foresaid tertiary care centers.Methods: A purposive sample of 164 primary …

Competing hospitals may not only use quality of service to attract patients but also their specialization profile … and (ii) preference for a good match between patients' needs and hospitals' specialization profile. Moreover, we derive … attraktiver für Patienten zu werden. Wir wenden ein Hotelling Duopol mit vertikaler und horizontaler Differenzierung an, wobei …

utilization, outcomes, and costs for patients hospitalized for dementia in China. Regional patterns demonstrate gaps in equity and … efficiency of dementia care and management for dementia patients. Health policy and practices should consider geographic …

utilization, outcomes, and costs for patients hospitalized for dementia in China. Regional patterns demonstrate gaps in equity and … efficiency of dementia care and management for dementia patients. Health policy and practices should consider geographic …

Objective. To assess relationships between changes in Medicare Advantage (MA) payment rates and Medicare beneficiary …. Data. State Inpatient Database discharge abstracts from Arizona, Florida, and New York merged with administrative Medicare … Medicare Advantage payment rates and rates of ambulatory care sensitive and elective hospitalizations amongst Medicare …

response to changing Medicare prices is critical for balancing the complex incentives of hospitals and patients with the fiscal … Medicare reimbursement rate changes on the level and mix of hospital services provided. I find that hospitals respond to higher … Medicare reimbursement by admitting more Medicare patients, but that the average duration of a patient stay declines. I also …