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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Providers Exempt from the Acute Care Prospective Payment System (B)

Providers Exempt from the Acute Care Prospective Payment System (B)

March 1, 1999

The Congress should adjust the wage-related portion of the target amount caps on exempt providers to account for geographic differences in labor costs.

Appeared in: March 1999 - Chapter 4

Topics: Hospital.