Medicare's Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Hospital Payments

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical economics.

Medicare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1998

Summary:

Presents explanation of Medicare reimbursement policies for hospitals. Provides detailed description of prospective payment system (PPS) under which most inpatient hospital care is reimbursed. Explains payment methods for facilities not under PPS, reviews changes made by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, and addresses issues of concern, including definition of a transfer between acute and post-acute care facilities

Notes:

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medicare's Prospective Payment System for Inpatient Hospital Payments

Publisher Number:

CRS-1998-EPW-0105

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