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

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

March 1, 1999

The Secretary should evaluate all relevant case-mix and prospective payment methodologies for their utility in developing a prospective payment system for long-term hospitals.

Appeared in: March 1999 - Chapter 5

Topics: Post-acute care.