The Effect of Medicare's Prospective Payment System on Discharge Outcomes of Skilled Nursing Facility Residents
In July 1998, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) changed the payment method for Medicare (Part A) skilled nursing facility (SNF) care from a cost-based system to a prospective payment system (PPS). Unlike the previous cost-based payment system, PPS restricts skilled nursing facilit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2004-11-01
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| Series: | Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.5034/inquiryjrnl_41.4.418 |