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Peer reviewedArling, Greg; And Others – Gerontologist, 1991
Examined Medicaid spenddown among nursing home residents from 72 Wisconsin facilities. Found only small proportion of discharges had spent down to Medicaid eligibility, but this group's long stays contributed heavily to nursing home days. Estimated over 40 percent of those who spent down did so within six months, 58 percent within a year, and 76…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Eligibility, Financial Support, Health Care Costs
