Readmissions and costs among younger and older adults for targeted conditions during the enactment of the hospital readmission reduction program

• Main Authors: Chi-Hua Lu (Author), Collin M. Clark (Author), Ryan Tober (Author), Meghan Allen (Author), Walter Gibson (Author), Edward M. Bednarczyk (Author), Christopher J. Daly (Author), David M. Jacobs (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) was introduced to reduce readmission rates among Medicare beneficiaries, however little is known about readmissions and costs for HRRP-targeted conditions in younger populations. The primary objective of this study was to examine...