State Border Crossing for Medicare Hospital Admissions
1992; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 30; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/00005650-199211000-00008
ISSN1537-1948
AutoresMark E. Miller, W. Pete Welch,
Tópico(s)Global Health Care Issues
ResumoThe purpose of this analysis was to determine the extent of state border crossing by Medicare beneficiaries to obtain inpatient hospital care. Estimating state border crossing for inpatient admissions is important for both policy and research reasons. From a policy perspective, Congress has mandated that the Secretary of Health and Human Services explore the establishment of Volume Performance Standards (VPS) at the subnational level. The state has received attention as a
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