Schneider Institutes for Health Policy
Research Publication Summary
| Citation: | Bishop CE, Gliden D, Blom J, Kubisiak J, Hakim R, Lee A, Garnick DW (2002). Medicare Spending for Injured Elders: Are There Opportunities for Savings? Health Affairs 21 (6): 215-223. |
| Abstract Claims for injury care provided to aged fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries cost Medicare more than $8 billion in 1999, almost 6 percent of Medicare claims spending for elders. More than one-fifth of aged FFS beneficiaries had an injury that resulted in a claim. Fractures, which were experienced by one in seventeen aged beneficiaries, were responsible for 67 percent of total injury claims expenses. Medicare could realize substantial savings if these injuries could be prevented; the program should consider underwriting effective prevention activities. http://content.healthaffairs.org/cgi/reprint/21/6/215 | |
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| Research Area: | Acute and Chronic Health Care |
| Core Competencies: | Financing, Organizations, Costs & Value, High Risk & Costly Populations |
