Trends in Rehabilitation Insurance Benefit Exhaustion Among Older Adults in the United States and Associations With Racial Identity
These findings highlight the need for Medicare reforms that expand and equitably enforce coverage to ensure all older adults-particularly those from marginalized groups-can complete the rehabilitation necessary to maintain independence.
Authors
- Li-Na Chou
- Lindsey M. Mathis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5551-0322)
- Na Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6149-3465)
- Jason R. Falvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9063-0617)
- Amit Kumar
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of Utah (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical Therapy
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzaf151
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Therapy Practice and Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities