Purpose: Post-acute care is comprised of medical, rehabilitation and nursing services aiming to restore maximal medical and functional status of patients discharged from hospitals. Long-term care refers to the services and supports provided for meeting personal care needs of persons with chronic medical conditions and/ disabilities. The costs of PALTC services are mainly supported by Medicare and Medicaid and represent a significant proportion of national health expenditures.
The current report is focused on:
- Trends in PALTC utilization;
- Differences in the medical conditions addressed by different PALTC settings;
- The demographic characteristics of those served in NF;
- Medicare spending and resource utilization by the PALTC population
Authors: Stefan David MD1; Fatima Sheikh MD, CMD, MPH1; Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, CMD, FACP2; William Greenough MD, FACP1; Michele Bellantoni MD, CMD1
Note: Effective August 13, 2024, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is now Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed).