Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 5 , Pages 807-814 , May 2008

Did the 1997 Balanced Budget Act Reduce Use of Physical and Occupational Therapy Services?

Presented in part to the American Congress of Rehabilitation Annual Meeting, September 28, 2006, Boston, MA; and the American Physical Therapy Association, February 17, 2007, Boston, MA.

  • Nancy K. Latham, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Health and Disability Research Institute, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Nancy K. Latham, PhD, PT, Health and Disability Research Institute, School of Public Health, Boston University Medical Campus, 2nd Fl, 580 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118-2639
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  • Alan M. Jette, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Health and Disability Research Institute, School of Public Health, Boston University, Boston, MA
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  • Long H. Ngo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • Jane Soukup, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
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  • Lisa I. Iezzoni, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
    • Institute for Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
    • Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

  • Image Result

    Timing of the changes in different rehabilitation sectors as a result of the BBA. Abbreviation: HHA, home health agency.

    Timing of the changes in different rehabilitation sectors as a result of the BBA. Abbreviation: HHA, home health agency.

  • Image Result

    Percentage of people receiving any PT or OT, by setting. Abbreviations: HHA, home health agency; ORF, outpatient rehabilitation facilities.

    Percentage of people receiving any PT or OT, by setting. Abbreviations: HHA, home health agency; ORF, outpatient rehabilitation facilities.

  • Image Result

    Changes in PT units over time, by setting.

    Changes in PT units over time, by setting.

  • Image Result

    Changes in OT units over time, by setting.

    Changes in OT units over time, by setting.

 Supported by the National Institutes of Health (grant no. HD043913-01).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00132-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.02.010

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 5 , Pages 807-814 , May 2008

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