title: Medicare program: changes to the return on equity capital provisions and the exemption from cost limits for newly established home health agencies--HCFA. Final rule with comment period.
abstract: We are revising the regulations used to compute Medicare payment to 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, will apply only to proprietary hospitals and skilled nursing facilities. Further, the allowance is reduced for skilled nursing facilities and outpatient hospital services. The exception to the home health agency cost limits for new agencies is eliminated.
mesh_terms: D002202:Capital Financing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005376:Financial Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States