What The Study Did: Researchers examined whether the Patient Driven Payment Model, a reimbursement model implemented by Medicare in 2019, was associated with use of rehabilitation therapy and health outcomes of patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities.
Authors: Momotazur Rahman, Ph.D., of the Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island, is the corresponding author.
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