Trends in Special Medicare Payments and Service Utilization for Rural Areas in the 1990s

• Päätekijä: Farley, Donna O. (auth)
• Muut tekijät: Shugarman, Lisa R. (auth), Taylor, Pat (auth), Inkelas, Moira (auth), Ashwood, J. Scott (auth)
• Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen Kirjan osa
• Kieli: englanti
• Julkaistu: RAND Corporation 2002
• Aiheet: Health systems & services; Medicolegal issues; Medical insurance; Health Sciences
• Linkit: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Yhteenveto

This report analyzes special payments that Medicare has been making to rural providers. These special payments are intended to support the rural health care infrastructure to help ensure access to care for Medicare beneficiaries. The research provides a comprehensive overview of these payments, including documentation of the supply of providers, trends in payments, and Medicare costs per beneficiary. Four types of special payments were examined: (1) payments to sole community hospitals, Medicare-dependent hospitals, and rural referral centers; (2) reimbursements to rural health clinics and federally qualified health centers; (3) bonus payments to physicians in rural health professional shortage areas; and (4) capitation payments in rural counties.

ISBN

MR1595CMS
9780833056863
9780833032133

Pääsy

Open Access