Olga Yakusheva, Kathryn A Lee, Abiola Keller, Marianne E Weiss
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Abstract
Home health care (HHC) services following hospital discharge provide essential continuity of care to mitigate risks of posthospitalization adverse outcomes and readmissions, yet patients from racial and ethnic minority groups are less likely to receive HHC visits.
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Rated as one of the top ten journals in healthcare administration, Medical Care is devoted to all aspects of the administration and delivery of healthcare. This scholarly journal publishes original, peer-reviewed papers documenting the most current developments in the rapidly changing field of healthcare. This timely journal reports on the findings of original investigations into issues related to the research, planning, organization, financing, provision, and evaluation of health services.