What happens when hospital-based skilled nursing facilities close? A propensity score analysis

Health Services Research, Dec, 2005 by Chapin White, Susanne Seagrave

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Address correspondence to Chapin White, M.P.P., Ph.D., Congressional Budget Office, Ford House Office Building, 4th Floor, Second and D Streets, SW, Washington, DC 20515 6925. Susanne Seagrave, Ph.D., is with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD.