| Wheelchairs, walkers, and canes: what does Medicare pay for, and who benefits? | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 16012154 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Medicare's role in the distribution of mobility-related assistive technology has not been well documented, yet rapid growth and regional variation in spending, and concerns over "in-the-home" coverage criteria, highlight the need for facts. Using the 2001 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey, we find that 6.2 percent percent of beneficiaries obtained mobility assistive technology under the Medicare durable medical equipment (DME) benefit. These beneficiaries were disproportionately poor, disabled, and users of both acute and postacute services. Average per item spending ranged from $52 for canes to $6,208 for power wheelchairs. Among beneficiaries who acquired such technology through the DME benefit, these devices comprised just 2 percent of overall Medicare spending. |
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Authors:
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Jennifer L Wolff; Emily M Agree; Judith D Kasper |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health affairs (Project Hope) Volume: 24 ISSN: 0278-2715 ISO Abbreviation: Health Aff (Millwood) Publication Date: 2005 Jul-Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-07-13 Completed Date: 2005-12-15 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8303128 Medline TA: Health Aff (Millwood) Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1140-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Health Policy and Management and Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. jwolff@jhsph.edu |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Canes / economics* Demography Disabled Persons / rehabilitation* Durable Medical Equipment / economics* Female Health Expenditures / statistics & numerical data* Health Services Accessibility / economics Humans Male Medicare / legislation & jurisprudence, statistics & numerical data* Residence Characteristics / statistics & numerical data Self-Help Devices / economics* Walkers / economics* |
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