Nursing Home Use by Dual-Eligible Beneficiaries in the Last Year of Life

Research on health care at the end of life has focused on Medicare-financed acute care services. Much less information has been available on nursing home use in the last year of life, particularly for individuals who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid. We used Medicare and Medicaid enroll...

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Main Authors: Korbin Liu (Author), Douglas Wissoker (Author), Althea Swett (Author)
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Published: SAGE Publishing, 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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