We examine provider responses to the Medicare inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) prospective payment system (PPS … Medicare claims data to separately estimate each type of provider response. We also examine changes in patient outcomes and …

In this research, the authors explore the association of cost and quality of care indicators for Medicare in the United … for Medicare recipients. The cost indicator includes Medicare charges; the quality of care indicators include hospital … location, number of discharges, readmissions, mortality rate, age, percentages of uninsured population and population aged 65 …

Medicare. But do these changes matter for health? We address this question using data on over 400,000 hospital admissions for … age 65, suggesting that the severity of illness is similar for patients on either side of the Medicare threshold. The … Medicare as their primary insurer, and a reduction in the fraction with no coverage. These changes are associated with …