title: Overview: Medicare post-acute care since the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of Research, Development, and Information, 7500 Security Boulevard, C3-21-28, Baltimore, MD 21244-1850, USA. pcotterill@cms.hhs.gov
authors.forename: Philip G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Cotterill
authors.forename: Barbara J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Gage
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D012047:Rehabilitation Centers / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019467:Subacute Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States; D014600:Utilization Review