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The Effects of Skilled Nursing Facility Care

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Among the elderly population that is hospitalized, about 20 percent are discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), at a cost of over $30 billion annually. SNFs provide high-level care in an outpatient setting with the intent of reducing individuals’ time in the hospital and preventing readmissions. I leverage a Medicare policy that induces a discontinuity in the probability of being transferred to a SNF to estimate the effectiveness of SNF care. I find that SNF care reduces the probability of readmission to the hospital within 30 days by 33 percent, suggesting that SNF care substantially improves patient outcomes.

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  • Liam Rose, 2020. "The Effects of Skilled Nursing Facility Care," American Journal of Health Economics, University of Chicago Press, vol. 6(1), pages 39-71.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:amjhec:doi:10.1086/706864
    DOI: 10.1086/706864
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    1. Engy Ziedan & Kosali I. Simon & Coady Wing, 2022. "Mortality Effects of Healthcare Supply Shocks: Evidence Using Linked Deaths and Electronic Health Records," NBER Working Papers 30553, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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