Association Between Race, Neighborhood, and Medicaid Enrollment and Outcomes in Medicare Home Health Care.
Karen E Joynt MaddoxLena M ChenRachael ZuckermanArnold M EpsteinPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2017)
Medicare beneficiaries receiving home health services who are dually enrolled, live in a low-income neighborhood, or are black have higher rates of adverse clinical outcomes. These populations may be an important target for quality improvement under Home Health Value-Based Purchasing.