Aging
Patient Outcomes After Hospital Discharge to Home With Home Health Care vs to a Skilled Nursing Facility
This article examines how patient outcomes and Medicare spending are affected by the decision to discharge patients to home with home health care vs to a skilled nursing facility for postacute care. The authors find that among Medicare beneficiaries eligible for postacute care at home or in a skilled nursing facility, discharge to home with home health care was associated with higher rates of readmission, no detectable differences in mortality or functional outcomes, and lower Medicare payments.
Werner, R.M., NB Coe, M. Qi, and R.T. Konetzka. “Patient Outcomes after Hospital Discharge to Home with Home Health Care Vs to a Skilled Nursing Facility.” JAMA Internal Medicine. Forthcoming. 2019. March. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.7998
Health Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Costs in the Last Year of Life Among Decedents Utilizing the ICU
This article estimates out-of-pocket costs in the last year of life for individuals who required intensive care in the months prior to death and examine how these costs vary by insurance coverage.
Khandelwal, N, L White, J Curtis, NB Coe, “Health Insurance and Out-of-Pocket Costs in the Last Year of Life among Decedents Utilizing the ICU” Critical Care Medicine. 2019. March 1. PMID: 30889026
Evaluating the Economic Impact of Palliative and End-of-Life Care Interventions on Intensive Care Unit Utilization and Costs from the Hospital and Healthcare System Perspective
Khandelwal, N, LC Brumback, SD Halpern, NB Coe, B Brumback, JR Curtis. “Evaluating the Economic Impact of Palliative and End-of-Life Care Interventions on ICU Utilization and Costs from the Hospital and Healthcare System Perspective.” Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2017. Dec; 20(12):1314-1320. DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2016.0548. PMID: 28972860.
Patterns of Cost for Patients Dying in the ICU and Implications for Cost Savings of Palliative Care Interventions
Khandelwal N, D Benkeser, NB Coe, RA Engelberg, JM Teno, JR Curtis. “Patterns of Cost for Patients Dying in the ICU and Implications for Cost Savings of Palliative Care Interventions.” Journal of Palliative Medicine. 2016. November, 19(11): 1171-1178. doi:10.1089/jpm.2016.0133.
Potential Influence of Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care Consultation on ICU Costs for Patients with Chronic and Serious Illness
Khandelwal, N, D Benkeser, NB Coe, R Engelberg, JR Curtis. “Potential Influence of Advance Care Planning and Palliative Care Consultation on ICU Costs for Patients with Chronic and Serious Illness.” Critical Care Medicine. 44(8) 2016.p1474-1481. PMID: 26974536.
Estimating the Effect of Palliative Care Interventions and Advance Care Planning on ICU Utilization: A Systematic Review
Khandelwal, N, EK Kross, RA. Engelberg, NB Coe, AC Long, JR Curtis. “Estimating the Effect of Palliative Care Interventions and Advance Care Planning on ICU Utilization: A Systematic Review.” Critical Care Medicine. 2015. May; 43(5): 1102-11. PMID:25574794
End-of-Life Expenditure in the ICU and Perceived Quality of Dying
Khandelwal, N, RA Engelberg, D Benkeser, NB Coe, JR Curtis. “End-of-Life Expenditure in the ICU and Perceived Quality of Dying.” CHEST 2014. 146(6):1594-1603.
The Effects of the Taxation of Social Security Benefits on Older Workers’ Income and Claiming Decisions
Burman, L, NB Coe, K Pierce, and L Tian. “The Effects of the Taxation of Social Security Benefits on Older Workers’ Income and Claiming Decisions.” National Tax Journal. 2014. 67(2), 459-486.
What Impact Does Social Security Have on the Use of Public Assistance Programs among the Elderly?
Coe, NB, and AY Wu. “What Impact Does Social Security Have on the Use of Public Assistance Programs among the Elderly?” Research in Labor Economics. 2014. 39:259-295.
Older Taxpayers’ Response to Taxation of Social Security Benefits
Burman, L, NB Coe, K Pierce, and L Tian. “Older Taxpayers’ Response to Taxation of Social Security Benefits.” IRS Research Bulletin. 2013.