

Performance Improvement 2008. How Do Medicare Beneficiaries Use of Medications in Long-Term Care Facilities Compare to Community Residents' Use Before the Addition of Medicare Drug Coverage?
This study prepared nationally-representative estimates of drug spending in long-term care facilities, compared drug use and spending for beneficiaries in long term care facilities versus beneficiaries in the community, and examined medication use and spending by short-stay skilled nursing home facility residents who transition into long term care