The Effect of Public Policies on Nursing Home Care in the United States

O Gulley and Rexford Santerre ()

Eastern Economic Journal, 2003, vol. 29, issue 1, 93-104

Abstract: Given demographic trends, public policies in the future may be aimed at stimulating the availability of nursing home care in the U.S. This paper estimates how certificate of need laws, Medicaid reimbursement rates, and state corporate income tax rates affect the availability of nursing home care in markets throughout the U.S. The results indicate that the Medicaid reimbursement rate directly affects the availability of nursing home care. The findings also suggest that the state corporate tax rate inversely influences the provision of nursing care. Finally, the availability of nursing care is not affected by the presence of certificate of need laws.

Keywords: Demographics; Nursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I11 I18 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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