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Trends in Special Medicare Payments and Service Utilization for Rural Areas in the 1990s
This report analyzes four types of special payments that Medicare has been making to rural hospitals and physicians. 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.
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Contents
Preface PDF
Tables PDF
Summary PDF
Acknowledgments PDF
Acronyms PDF
Chapter 1:
Introduction PDF
Chapter 2:
Methods and Data PDF
Chapter 3:
Characteristics of U.S. Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Counties PDF
Chapter 4:
Payment Trends for Non-Metropolitan Hospitals PDF
Chapter 5:
Trends for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers PDF
Chapter 6:
Utilization and Spending for Physician Services PDF
Chapter 7:
1990-1997 Trends in AAPCC Capitation Rates PDF
Chapter 8:
Special Hospital Payments and Part a Per Capita Costs PDF
Chapter 9:
Policy Implications and Recommendations PDF
References PDF
Appendix A:
Special Medicare Payments for Rural Hospitals PDF
Appendix B:
Definitions of Rurality PDF
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