Prospective payment and the provision of post-acute care: How the provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 altered utilization patterns for medicare providers

Journal of Health Care Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-16

  Kulesher, Robert R ^a   Wilder, Margaret G ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balanced Budget Act of 1997; Home health agencies; Medicare; Prospective payment system; Providers; Reimbursement policy; Skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

BUDGET; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOME HEALTH AGENCY; HOSPITAL SERVICE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

HOME CARE AGENCIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICARE; NURSING HOMES; OWNERSHIP; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750482602     PISSN: 10786767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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