Medicare program; changes to the return on equity capital provisions for outpatient hospital services--HCFA. Final rule.
We are revising the Medicare regulations to eliminate the allowance for a return on equity capital for outpatient services furnished by proprietary hospitals as required by section 4065 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (enacted on December 22, 1987). Section 4065 prohibits recognition of any return on equity capital with respect to hospital outpatient departments effective January 1, 1988.
D000368:Aged; D002202:Capital Financing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005376:Financial Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States