Fewer Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries Are Receiving Recommended Home Health Care
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Description
Describes trends in Medicare patients' receipt of recommended home health services following a hospitalization between 2016 and 2022. Presents data on home health referral completion rates by gender, race, dual eligibility status, rural/urban location, and social deprivation index groups. Discusses factors that could influence home health utilization trends and considerations for policymakers.
Author(s)
Marie Steele-Adjognon, Clarence Kelley, Lane Koenig
Date
07/2024
Type
Document
Organizations
Commonwealth Fund, KNG Health Consulting, LLC
Tagged as
Healthcare business and finance · Home health · Post-acute care · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health