title: HCFA delays enforcement of provider-based rule.
abstract: HCFA has agreed to delay the implementation of its provider-based rule that determines which providers are performing inpatient vs. outpatient services for a hospital and how they will be reimbursed by Medicare. The rule affects hospitals and their departments as well as group practices owned by hospitals.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D005607:Fraud / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006754:Hospital Restructuring / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020400:Provider-Sponsored Organizations / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States