Open AccessAgency Ownership, Patient Payment Source, and Length of Service in Home Care, 1992-2000
Author(s) -
Beth Han,
William J. McAuley,
Robin E. Remsburg
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the gerontologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1758-5341
pISSN - 0016-9013
DOI - 10.1093/geront/47.4.438
Subject(s) - medicaid , payment , business , agency (philosophy) , service (business) , actuarial science , health care , finance , economics , marketing , economic growth , philosophy , epistemology
Little is known about whether an association exists between agency ownership and length of service among home care patients with different payment sources. This study investigated how for-profit and not-for-profit agencies responded to policy changes in the 1990s with respect to length of service.
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