Initial home health outcomes under prospective payment

Health Services Research, Feb, 2005 by Robert E. Schlenker, Martha C. Powell, Glenn K. Goodrich

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

The analyses for this article were carried out as background work under Contract No. 500-00-0026, TO #2, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The views expressed are the authors' and do not necessarily reflect CMS positions or policies. An earlier version of this material was presented at the Western Economic Association International Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, July 2003.

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