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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Post-Acute Care Providers: Moving toward Prospective Payment (G)

Post-Acute Care Providers: Moving toward Prospective Payment (G)

March 1, 1999

The Secretary should identify any distortions in the base payment rates of the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system and explore options for correcting them as better data become available.

Appeared in: March 1999 - Chapter 5

Topics: Post-acute care.