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Comments on H.R. 4229: A Proposal for a Home Health Prospective Payment System

HEHS-97-144R Published: May 28, 1997. Publicly Released: Jun 04, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed H.R. 4229, introduced in the 104th Congress, which would require the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to establish, after congressional approval, a prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare home health care 4 years after enactment that would pay fixed rates for episodes of care.

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