Quality, Cost, and Access Issues in Nursing Home Care
Christensen, Eric Wayne
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Description
Title
Quality, Cost, and Access Issues in Nursing Home Care
Author(s)
Christensen, Eric Wayne
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Arnould, Richard J.
Department of Study
Economics
Discipline
Economics
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Economics, Labor
Language
eng
Abstract
Third, this paper also provides a theoretical explanation of the observed pattern in the nursing home industry that non-profit institutions serve a lower percentage of Medicaid patients than do for-profit facilities. This paper shows that information disparities regarding quality between providers and consumers fosters an environment in which the percentage of consumers who are uninformed is a key factor in determining patient mix. Specifically, an increase in uninformed consumers shifts patient mix away from private pay consumers in proprietary firms while shifting it toward private pay consumers in non-profit firms.
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