The role of Medicaid home- and community-based services in use of Medicare post-acute care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Medicaid-funded long-term services and supports are increasingly provided through home- and community-based services (HCBS) to promote continued community living. While an emerging body of evidence examines the direct benefits and costs of HCBS, there may also be unexplored synergies with Medicare-funded post-acute care (PAC). This study aimed to provide empirical evidence on how the use of Medicaid HCBS influences Medicare PAC utilization among the dually enrolled.

Data sources

National Medicare claims, Medicaid claims, nursing home assessment data, and home health assessment data from 2016 to 2018.

Study design

We estimated the relationship between prior Medicaid HCBS use and PAC (skilled nursing facilities [SNF] or home health) utilization in a national s

SUBMITTER: Wang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11366959 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature