This study investigated whether the type of hospital in which a Medicare beneficiary is admitted for hip fracture, stroke, coronary heart disease, or congestive heart failure matters in terms of amount and timing of Medicare payments and survival. In total, government hospitals were the least...

Informal care is a common source of both custodial and medical care in the home for adults who are terminally ill. Formal (paid) home health care is also common, having exploded in the past 15 years due to the rapid expansion of Medicare and Medicaid's home health care benefits. We know little...

The North Carolina Medicaid program currently constitutes 32% of the state budget and provides insurance coverage to 18% of the state's population. At the same time, 13% of North Carolinians remain uninsured, and even among the insured, significant health disparities persist across income,...

IntroductionThe Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion in 2014 improved access to care. However, not all states adopted the expansion, and debates on reform or repeal continue. In addition, few studies have analyzed differential effects by demographic characteristics.MethodsUsing nationally...

This study investigated whether the type of hospital in which a Medicare beneficiary is admitted for hip fracture, stroke, coronary heart disease, or congestive heart failure matters in terms of amount and timing of Medicare payments and survival. In total, government hospitals were the least...