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THE EFFECT OF THE MEDICAID HOME CARE BENEFIT ONLONG‐TERM CARE CHOICES OF THE ELDERLY
Author(s) -
Ettner Susan L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
economic inquiry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1465-7295
pISSN - 0095-2583
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7295.1994.tb01315.x
Subject(s) - medicaid , subsidy , nursing homes , long term care , medical care , nursing , term (time) , business , medicine , actuarial science , health care , economics , economic growth , physics , quantum mechanics , market economy
This paper analyses the impact of Medicaid home care benefits on the probability of nursing home entry and the use of formal and informal home care by disabled elderly remaining in the community. Using data from the National Long‐Term Care Survey, I find evidence that Medicaid home care subsidies reduced the probability of nursing home entry among at‐risk elderly using formal home care. Among non‐in‐stitutionalized persons, the subsidy increased the use of formal home care but led to substitution of informal with formal care for services that were non‐medical in nature.