• Publications - (3)

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Publications - (3)

• Differences in Medicare Service Use in the Last Six Months of Life among Rural and Urban Dual – Eligible Beneficiaries
  Report
  South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2017
  In this brief, we compare rural and urban dual-eligible beneficiaries to Medicare-only beneficiaries in their service utilization in the last six months of life. Within rural beneficiaries, we further explore differences associated with race/ethnicity.
• Rural-Urban Differences in Medicare Service Use in the Last Six Months of Life
  Report
  South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 08/2017
  This brief focuses on the current status of healthcare use during the last six months of life among Medicare beneficiaries. We used data from a sample of Medicare beneficiary claims to assess whether service utilization differed between rural and urban decedents and across decedents of different race/ethnicity categories.
• Supply-Side Differences Only Modestly Associated with Inpatient Hospitalizations among Medicare Beneficiaries in the Last Six Months of Life
  South Carolina Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 11/2017
  This study examined rural and urban Medicare beneficiaries and inpatient hospitalizations during their last six months of life. The study concluded that care at the end of life is much the same for rural and urban Medicare decedents.