Quantifying the Cost of Disability Transitions in Medicare

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ID12799005
AuthorsMingliang Dai (0000-0002-6926-2514, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, corresponding author), Pamela Roberto (0000-0002-4277-2733, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, Washington, DC, USA), Sarah E Tom (0000-0003-0094-5138, University of Maryland, Baltimore), Sarah Tom (University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, USA), Emma G Gentry (University of Maryland, Baltimore), Emma Gentry (University of Maryland, Baltimore), Bruce Stuart (0000-0001-7853-4078, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, USA)
Year2016
Volume29
Issue5
Pages788-804
Publication date2016-04-28
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Aging and Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1552-6887 • E-ISSN: 0898-2643
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0898264316645547
PMID27129354
OpenAlexW2344072881
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited24

Interventions aimed at preventing disability progression and efforts to restore functional capacity are promising strategies for containing costs and generating savings for Medicare. Future research is needed to assess the longer term impact of disability in association with the progression of chronic conditions

Activities of daily living · Chronic disease · Disability benefits · Economics · Family medicine · Medical model of disability · Multiple Chronic Conditions · Physical therapy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Global Health Care Issues · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare Policy and Management · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology

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