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Lobat Hashemi1, Alexis D Henry, Marsha Langer Ellison
1Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA 01545, USA. lobat.hashemi@umassmed.edu
Abstract:
This study examined changes in Medicaid provider payments prior to and following approval for personal assistance services (PAS) among 471 PAS users compared to 295 nonusers who qualified for but did not use PAS, adjusting for differences between users and nonusers using propensity scores. PAS users showed a significantly greater increase in total monthly payments from pre- to post-PAS approval compared to nonusers (35% vs. -9) due to high average monthly payments for PAS ($1325). However, users showed a decrease in non-PAS payments compared to nonusers (1%-9% vs. -9%), with significant decreases in payments for both acute/rehabilitation hospitalizations and for nursing home/other long-term residential stays among users. While costly, savings in other areas may help reduce the net cost of PAS.
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