title: Medicare program; prospective payment system and consolidated billing for skilled nursing facilities; reopening of comment period--HCFA. Notice of reopening of comment period for interim final rule.
abstract: We published an interim final rule with comment period in the Federal Register on May 12, 1998 (63 FR 26252). That interim final rule implements provisions in section 4432 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 related to Medicare payment for skilled nursing facility services. Those include the implementation of a Medicare prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities, consolidated billing, and a number of related changes. A document published on July 13, 1998 extended the comment period for the May 12, 1998 interim final rule until September 11, 1998. This document reopens and extends the comment period for an additional 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. The document also clarifies the explanation of the Federal rates.
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States