Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on Home Care Agencies

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Change of ownership in home health agencies may lead to increased Medicare spending and reduced staffing levels

Medicare-certified home health agencies, which are key to allowing older adults to age in place, are increasingly going through ownership changes, raising concerns about health care spending, workforce, and quality of care, ...

Nov 4, 2024

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Study offers new insights into how Medicare fraud has spread across US regions in recent years

Findings from an innovative study conducted by a team of researchers at Dartmouth's Geisel School of Medicine and published in the journal Social Science & Medicine are providing new insights into how the rapid spread (or ...

Jun 8, 2023

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Many older adults declined home medical care for fear of COVID, which caused new or worsening conditions

COVID-19 interrupted or delayed medical treatment for many people who chose to put off elective procedures or couldn't get in to see a specialist.

Jan 18, 2023

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