A Decomposition of the Elasticity of Medicaid Nursing Home Expenditures Into Price, Quality, and Quantity Effects

Nursing home expenditures have become a public policy concern primarily because the Medicaid program payes for approximately 50 percent. Medicaid makes health care available to individuals who otherwise could not afford it, by directly reimbursing nursing homes for Medicaid patient care. Typically,

养老院支出已成为公共政策领域的重要关切议题，这主要是因为医疗救助计划（Medicaid）承担了约50%的相关开支。医疗救助计划通过直接向养老院报销医疗救助参保患者的护理费用，使原本无力承担医疗费用的个体得以获得医疗服务。通常，