title: Medicare program; prospective payment system and consolidated billing for skilled nursing facilities--HCFA. Interim final rule with comment period.
abstract: This interim final rule implements provisions in section 4432 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 related to Medicare payment for skilled nursing facility services. These include the implementation of a Medicare prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities, consolidated billing, and a number of related changes. The prospective payment system described in this rule replaces the retrospective reasonable cost-based system currently utilized by Medicare for payment of skilled nursing facility services under Part A of the program.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States