Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Program; Inpatient Hospital Deductible and Hospital and Extended Care Services Coinsurance Amounts for 2004
GAO-04-235R December 4, 2003Full Report (PDF, 4 pages) Full Report (HTML)
SummaryGAO reviewed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) new rule on the Medicare Program's inpatient hospital deductibles and hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for 2004. GAO found that (1) the rule would establish the inpatient hospital deductibles and hospital and extended care services coinsurance amounts for services furnished in calendar year 2004 under Medicare's hospital insurance program; and (2) CMS complied with applicable requirements in promulgating the rule. |
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