Medicare Beneficiary Access to Care: The Effects of New Prospective Payment Systems on Outpatient Hospital Care, Home Health Care, and Skilled Nursing Facility Care

Merck, Carolyn L

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Aged;    Medical care;    Medicare;    Health Policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL30300
RP-ID  :  RL30300_2000Feb02

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97), which required that prospective payment systems replace retrospective cost-based reimbursement systems for Medicare beneficiaries receiving care in hospital outpatient departments, from home health care agencies, and in skilled nursing facilities.