Citation

Sloan FA, Taylor DH, Picone G. Am. J. Public Health 1999; 89(6): 935-937.

Affiliation

Center for Health Policy, Law and Management, Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. fsloan@hpolicy.duke.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, American Public Health Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10358692

PMCID

PMC1508637

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: This study quantified changes in Medicare payments and outcomes for hip fracture and stroke from 1984 to 1994. METHODS: We studied National Long Term Care Survey respondents who were hospitalized for hip fracture (n = 887) or stroke (n = 878) occurring between 1984 and 1994. Changes in Medicare payment and survival were primary outcomes. We also assessed changes in functional and cognitive status. RESULTS: Medicare payments within 6 months increased following hip fracture (103%) or stroke (51%). Survival improved for stroke (P < .001) and to a lesser extent for hip fracture (P = .16). Condition-specific improvements were found in functional and cognitive status. CONCLUSIONS: During the period 1984 to 1994, Medicare payments for hip fracture and stroke rose and there were some improvements in survival and other outcomes.

Language: en