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Outcomes of Stroke Patients in Medicare Fee for Service and Managed Care
JAMA 278:119-124, 1611997., Retchin,S.M.,et al, 1997
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Article Abstract
Patients in Medicare HMOs who experience strokes are more likely to be discharged to nursing homes and less likely to go to rehabilitation facilities following the acute event.However,they have similar survival patterns compared with comparable patients in FFS settings after adjusting for other factors.
 
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