title: Balanced Budget Act of 1997: what it means for subacute care.
abstract: The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 calls for significant changes in the Medicaid and Medicare programs. Three measures help subacute care providers to meet the changes this act poses: (1) understanding a prospective payment system; (2) developing a financial model; and (3) implementing efficient systems that decrease cost.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stahl
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States