Many Older Americans Do Not Receive the Recommended Home Health Care After Hospitalization

Author(s)/Creator(s)

Jun LiFollow
Mingyu Qi
Rachel M. Werner

Description/Abstract

Only 54% of Medicare patients referred to home health care services following a hospitalization received home health care visits. Policymakers must address this discrepancy to ensure all patients receive the home health services they need.

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Document Type

Research Brief

Keywords

older adults, health care

Disciplines

Gerontology | Health Policy

Date

9-2-2020

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Shannon Monnat and Megan Ray for edits on an earlier version of this brief.

Funder(s)

National Institute on Aging, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship

Funding ID

1P30AG066583, R01-HS024266, R01-HS024266

Recommended Citation

Li, Jun; Qi, Mingyu; and Werner, Rachel M., "Many Older Americans Do Not Receive the Recommended Home Health Care After Hospitalization" (2020). Population Health Research Brief Series. 22.
https://surface.syr.edu/lerner/22

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