Medicaid and Outpatient Hospital Services

Herz, Elicia J. ; Tilson, Sibyl

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Health policy;    Medicaid;    Ambulatory care;   

RP-ID  :  RS22852
RP-ID  :  RS22852_2009Feb17

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses a recently-proposed Medicaid rule that would change the definition of outpatient hospital and rural health clinic services, as well as the methods that states must use to demonstrate compliance with the federal upper payment limit on outpatient hospital services provided in private outpatient facilities. A number of groups have expressed concern that this rule will have a significant negative impact on coverage of certain services, which may harm Medicaid beneficiaries.