title: State Medicaid reimbursement for nursing homes, 1978-86.
abstract: State Medicaid reimbursement methods and rates are reported for the period 1978-86 for skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities. A cross-sectional time series regression analysis of Medicaid reimbursement rates on methods showed that States using prospective class reimbursement had significantly lower rates for the period 1982-86. States using prospective facility-specific reimbursement methods had lower rates than retrospective methods in 1983-84.
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007380:Intermediate Care Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000191:economics*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000379:methods; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000191:economics*; D013219:State Government; D014481:United States