Eastaugh S R
Department of Health Services Management and Policy, School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Manag Care Q. 2001 Winter;9(1):41-4.
This article discusses the cost-effective potential of home health care. A forward-looking managed care system might find home health care an increasingly cost-effective bargain. Why is home health care evolving into a better locus for patient care? The home health care facilities are reducing costs and prices in response to new pressures from consumers and new methods of prospective payment.