title: Medicare program; update of ratesetting methodology, payment rates, payment policies, and the list of covered procedures for ambulatory surgical centers effective October 1, 1998; extension of comment period--HCFA. Notice of extension of comment period for proposed rule.
abstract: This notice extends the comment period for the third time on a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on June 12, 1998, (63 FR 32290). In that rule we proposed to make various changes, including changes to the ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment methodology and the list of Medicare covered procedures. The comment period is extended for 60 days.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D019458:Insurance Coverage; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States