Medicare program; changes to the return on equity capital provisions and the exception from the cost limits for newly-established home health agencies--HCFA. Proposed rule.
We are proposing to amend the regulations used for computing Medicare reimbursement for certain providers of covered health care services, as follows: The allowance for a return on equity capital, which currently applies to all proprietary health care providers, would apply only to proprietary hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. In addition, the allowance for outpatient hospital services and skilled nursing facility services would be reduced. The exception to the home health agency cost limits for new agencies would be eliminated.
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