Konetzka, R.; Norton, Edward; Stearns, Sally - In: International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics 6 (2006) 3, pp. 173-189
The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 dramatically changed the way that Medicare pays skilled nursing facilities, providing a natural experiment in nursing home behavior. Medicare payment policy (directed at short-stay residents) may have affected outcomes for long-stay, chronic-care residents if...