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MediCaring: comprehensive support services as a Medicare option.

M A O'Connor1, J Lynn

  • 1Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hanover, NH, USA.

Caring : National Association for Home Care Magazine
|April 8, 1995
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MediCaring explores a new Medicare benefit for home-based care. It investigates if beneficiaries would trade acute care services for supportive, in-home support.

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Area of Science:

  • Gerontology
  • Health Services Research
  • Healthcare Policy

Background:

  • Medicare beneficiaries often require comprehensive supportive care.
  • Current Medicare benefits primarily focus on acute, rather than long-term, supportive care.
  • There is a need for innovative models to finance home-based care.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the feasibility of MediCaring, an alternative Medicare benefit.
  • To determine Medicare-eligible consumers' willingness to exchange acute care benefits for home-based supportive care.
  • To explore a new financing model for comprehensive, in-home care.

Main Methods:

  • Feasibility study design.
  • Consumer preference assessment regarding benefit trade-offs.
  • Analysis of potential financing mechanisms for home-based care.

Main Results:

  • Preliminary findings on consumer interest in home-based care alternatives.
  • Insights into the perceived value of supportive vs. acute care benefits.
  • Data on the potential uptake of such a benefit among Medicare enrollees.

Conclusions:

  • The MediCaring project provides insights into a potential shift in healthcare benefits for seniors.
  • Understanding consumer willingness to trade acute care for home support is crucial for future Medicare reform.
  • This research informs the development of patient-centered, home-based care models.

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