title: Into the mix results from PPS per-episode demonstration & case-mix study.
abstract: The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) released two reports in October 1999 that provide insight into the development of a per-episode prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare home health. These reports provide important clues about two critical issues: the impact of per-episode payment on the cost of providing home health care, and how to predict the resources used by home health patients.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States