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- Title
Organizational and market factors associated with Medicare dependence in inpatient rehabilitation hospitals.
- Authors
Thompson, J. M.; McCue, M. J.
- Abstract
Rehabilitation hospitals in the USA have been excluded from the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) system since 1982, and have received cost-based reimbursement. However, the 1997 Balanced Budget Act mandated a PPS for inpatient rehabilitation, to be implemented by the end of 2002. This study assesses rehabilitation hospitals' dependency on Medicare. Findings show that not-for-profit hospitals, facilities with fewer services, facilities with lower staffing levels, and hospitals with lower operating expenses and profits, have a higher proportion of their inpatient revenue coming from Medicare. These facilities may be vulnerable to the new PPS payment system.
- Subjects
UNITED States; REHABILITATION centers; HOSPITAL rehabilitation prospective payment; HEALTH insurance; MEDICARE; HEALTH insurance reimbursement; PROSPECTIVE payment systems
- Publication
Health Services Management Research, 2004, Vol 17, Issue 1, p13
- ISSN
0951-4848
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1258/095148404322772697