Medicare program; changes to the return on equity capital provisions for outpatient hospital services--HCFA. Final rule.
We are eliminating the allowance for a return on equity capital for outpatient services furnished by proprietary hospitals because it is inappropriate to continue payment of return on equity capital for outpatient hospital services while the payment for inpatient hospital services is being phased out.
D002202:Capital Financing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005376:Financial Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006269:Health Facilities, Proprietary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States