Medicare: Interim Payment System for Home Health Agencies
T-HEHS-98-234
Published: Aug 06, 1998. Publicly Released: Aug 06, 1998.
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GAO discussed: (1) the rise in Medicare spending for home health services and the reasons for this growth; (2) the objectives of the home health interim payment system enacted by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; and (3) concerns about the level and distribution of home health payments.
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