Impact of State Medicaid Coverage on Utilization of Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities Among Patients With Stroke [Brief Reports]

Conclusions—
State Medicaid coverage of IRFs is associated with IRF utilization among stroke patients with Medicaid. Given the increasing stroke incidence among the working age and Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act, careful attention to state Medicaid policy for poststroke rehabilitation and analysis of its effects on stroke outcome disparities are warranted.

Source: Stroke - July 28, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Skolarus, L. E., Burke, J. F., Morgenstern, L. B., Meurer, W. J., Adelman, E. E., Kerber, K. A., Callaghan, B. C., Lisabeth, L. D. Tags: Health policy and outcome research Brief Reports Source Type: research