Analyses for the Initial Implementation of the Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System

• Main Author: Carter, Grace M. (auth)
• Other Authors: Buntin, Melinda Beeuwkes (auth), Hayden, Orla (auth), Paddock, Susan M. (auth), Relles, Daniel A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2002
• Subjects: Health systems & services; Medicolegal issues; Medical insurance; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

In the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Congress mandated that Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) implement a Prospective Payment System (PPS) for inpatient rehabilitation. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, the successor agency to HCFA) issued the final rule governing such a...