Access to Home Health Services under Medicare's Interim Payment System

Authors

Nora Super, George Washington University

Document Type

Issue Brief

Publication Date

7-13-1999

Abstract

This issue brief explores the impact of the interim payment system (IPS) for home health agencies established under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA). IPS was intended to constrain program outlays by imposing limits on spending per beneficiary and spending per visit in the existing cost-based reimbursement system. This issue brief examines the impact of the IPS on access to home health care, including home health agencies' responses to the payment system and its impact on provider availability and, ultimately, access to care for the sickest or most expensive populations

Comments

Issue brief no. 744

Recommended Citation

Super, Nora, "Access to Home Health Services under Medicare's Interim Payment System" (1999). National Health Policy Forum. Paper 25.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/sphhs_centers_nhpf/25

Open Access

yes