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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > A revised prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities (A)

A revised prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities (A)

June 13, 2008

The Congress should require the Secretary to revise the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system by:
* Adding a separate nontherapy ancillary component,
* Replacing the therapy component with one that establishes payments based on predicted patient care needs, and
* Adopting an outlier policy

Appeared in: June 2008 - Chapter 7

Topics: Delivery system reforms and Post-acute care.