The Effects of Skilled Nursing Facility Care

IF 3.1 2区 经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS
Liam Rose
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Abstract

Among the elderly population that is hospitalized, about 20 percent are discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), at a cost of over $30 billion annually. SNFs provide high-level care in an outpatient setting with the intent of reducing individuals’ time in the hospital and preventing readmissions. I leverage a Medicare policy that induces a discontinuity in the probability of being transferred to a SNF to estimate the effectiveness of SNF care. I find that SNF care reduces the probability of readmission to the hospital within 30 days by 33 percent, suggesting that SNF care substantially improves patient outcomes.
熟练护理机构护理的效果
在住院的老年人口中,约有20%的人出院到专业护理机构(snf),每年的费用超过300亿美元。snf在门诊环境中提供高水平的护理,目的是减少个人住院时间并防止再入院。我利用医疗保险政策,诱导被转移到SNF的概率不连续性来估计SNF护理的有效性。我发现SNF治疗将30天内再入院的概率降低了33%,这表明SNF治疗大大改善了患者的预后。
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CiteScore
4.30
自引率
2.70%
发文量
34
期刊介绍: The American Journal of Health Economics (AJHE) provides a forum for the in-depth analysis of health care markets and individual health behaviors. The articles appearing in AJHE are authored by scholars from universities, private research organizations, government, and industry. Subjects of interest include competition among private insurers, hospitals, and physicians; impacts of public insurance programs, including the Affordable Care Act; pharmaceutical innovation and regulation; medical device supply; the rise of obesity and its consequences; the influence and growth of aging populations; and much more.
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