Zihan Chen, Brown University - The Hidden Cost of a 1965 Medicare Rule

An old Medicare rule is keeping older adults in hospitals longer than necessary, so what can be done?

Zoey Chen, PhD candidate in health services research at Brown University, looks into this.

Faculty Bio:

Zihan Chen is a PhD candidate in Health Services Research at Brown University. She studies Medicare policy, with a focus on post-acute and long-term care.

Transcript:

Imagine this: an older adult falls at home and is hospitalized with a hip fracture. After two days, their doctor says they’re medically stable and ready to leave th...