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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Prospective payment for post-acute care: current issues and long-term agenda (I)

Prospective payment for post-acute care: current issues and long-term agenda (I)

March 1, 2001

In monitoring the performance of the payment system, the Secretary should pay particular attention to the use of significant change in condition payment adjustments and payments for patients with wound care needs.

Appeared in: March 2001 - Chapter 6

Topics: Post-acute care.