HealthLeaders Media August 15, 2022
In 2015, homebound seniors accounted for about 11% of total Medicare fee-for-service spending but they were only 5.7% of the Medicare fee-for-service patient population.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– About 40% of homebound seniors had a hospitalization annually compared to about 20% of non-homebound seniors.
– Total annual Medicare fee-for-service spending is more than $11,000 higher for homebound seniors compared to non-homebound seniors.
– Telehealth has potential to improve care for homebound seniors, but there are barriers such as lack of broadband access and cognitive impairments.
Homebound seniors are more frequent users of hospital-based care and have higher Medicare spending than non-homebound seniors, a new research article says.
In the study, homebound was defined as leaving home once per week or less....
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