TY  - BOOK
AU  - Taler, George
TI  - Projected Savings and Workforce Transformation from Converting Independence at Home to a Medicare Benefit
SN  - 0002-8614
PY  - 2016///
KW  - *Chronic Disease/ec [Economics]
KW  - *Chronic Disease/th [Therapy]
KW  - *Cost Savings/ec [Economics]
KW  - *Frail Elderly
KW  - *Health Manpower/ec [Economics]
KW  - *Home Care Services/ec [Economics]
KW  - *Independent Living/ec [Economics]
KW  - *Medicare/ec [Economics]
KW  - *Primary Health Care/ec [Economics]
KW  - Aged, 80 and over
KW  - Delivery of Health Care/ec [Economics]
KW  - Female
KW  - Health Services Needs and Demand/ec [Economics]
KW  - House Calls/ec [Economics]
KW  - Humans
KW  - Male
KW  - Quality of Health Care/ec [Economics]
KW  - United States
KW  - MedStar Washington Hospital Center
KW  - Medicine/Geriatrics
KW  - Journal Article
N1  - Available online from MWHC library: 1995 - 2000, then 2006-present, Available in print through MWHC library: 1999 - 2006
N2  - Copyright Published 2016. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the USA; The Independence at Home (IAH) Demonstration Year 1 results have confirmed earlier studies that showed the ability of home-based primary care (HBPC) to improve care and lower costs for Medicare's frailest beneficiaries. The first-year report showed IAH savings of 7.7% for all programs and 17% for the nine of 17 programs that surpassed the 5% mandatory savings threshold. Using these results as applied to the Medicare 5% claims file, the effect of expanding HBPC to the 2.2 million Medicare beneficiaries who are similar to IAH demonstration participants was projected. Total savings ranged from
UR  - https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14176
ER  -