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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Prospective payment for post-acute care: current issues and long-term agenda (C)

Prospective payment for post-acute care: current issues and long-term agenda (C)

March 1, 2001

The Secretary should develop for potential implementation a patient classification system that predicts costs within and across post-acute settings.

Appeared in: March 2001 - Chapter 6

Topics: Delivery system reforms and Post-acute care.