Likelihood of Hospital Readmission after First Discharge: Medicare Advantage vs. Fee-for-Service Patients

• Egile Nagusiak: Bernard Friedman (Egilea), H. Joanna Jiang (Egilea), Claudia A. Steiner (Egilea), John Bott (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: SAGE Publishing, 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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This study tests whether the likelihood of hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is different for enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans versus the standard fee-for-service program. A key requirement is to control for self-selection into Advantage plans. The study uses statewide inpatient...