Prospective payment for home health services in rural areas
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Home health payment reform: trends in the supply of rural agencies and availability of home-based skilled services.
Prior to the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) in 1997, home health care was among the fastest growing areas of Medicare. Between 1990 and 1996, Medicare home health expenditures grew at an annual rate of 29 percent. Much of the growth in home care expenditures was fueled by the cost-based system under which home health agencies were reimbursed at the time. To curtail this growth, the ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2001