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

This work provides an overview of special payments that Medicare has been making to rural hospitals and physicians, including documentation of the supply of providers, trends in payments, and Medicare costs per beneficiary.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Farley, Donna (-)
Autores Corporativos: RAND Health Content Provider (content provider), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.) Content Provider
Otros Autores: Farley, Donna Contributor (contributor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica : RAND Corporation 2002.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. METHODS AND DATA; 3. CHARACTERISTICS OF U.S. METROPOLITAN AND NON-METROPOLITAN COUNTIES; 4. PAYMENT TRENDS FOR NON-METROPOLITAN HOSPITALS; 5. TRENDS FOR RURAL HEALTH CLINICS AND FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS; 6. UTILIZATION AND SPENDING FOR PHYSICIAN SERVICES; 7. 1990-1997 TRENDS IN AAPCC CAPITATION RATES; 8. SPECIAL HOSPITAL PAYMENTS AND PART A PER CAPITA COSTS; 9. POLICY IMPLICATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; References; A. Special Medicare Payments for Rural Hospitals; B. Definitions of Rurality