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Home Health Care Delivery, Outcomes Vary by Payment Model: Rachel A. Prusynski, DPT, PhD

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Rachel A. Prusynski, DPT, PhD, discusses her study on how payment models affect home health care delivery and patient outcomes.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Rachel A. Prusynski, DPT, PhD, an assistant professor at the University of Washington's School of Medicine, speaks with The American Journal of Managed Care® about her research published in the November 2025 issue.

Her study, "Medicare Advantage Reimbursement Structures Impact Home Health Delivery and Outcomes," explores how home health care delivery and patient outcomes differ between 3 plan types: traditional Medicare, episodic Medicare Advantage, and per-visit Medicare Advantage.

Throughout the conversation, Prusynski discusses what motivated the research, the study's key findings, and the broader implications for improving the quality and accessibility of future home health care.

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