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The Impact of Medicare Copayments for Skilled Nursing Facilities on Length of Stay, Outcomes, and Costs.

Werner RM, Konetzka RT, Qi M, Coe NB

Published

October 26th, 2019

Appears In

Health Services Research

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Abstract

This study aims to investigate the impact of Medicare's skilled nursing facility (SNF) copayment policy, with a large increase in the daily copayment rate on the 20th day of a benefit period, on length of stay, patient outcomes, and costs.

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