Medicaid and Nursing Home Care: Cost Increases and the Need for Services Are Creating Problems for the States and the Elderly
IPE-84-1
Published: Oct 21, 1983. Publicly Released: Oct 21, 1983.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO assessed Medicaid's nursing home services nationwide to provide information on the characteristics of nursing home residents, program expenditures, nursing home bed supply, and Medicaid reimbursement policies.
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Elderly personsFederal aid to statesHealth care costsHealth care servicesHospital bed countNursing homesMedicaidExpenditure of fundsLong-term careVeterans hospitals