Complexity, caution mark start of PPS for capital
Torchia, M.M.
Healthcare Financial Management Journal of the Healthcare Financial Management Association 45(11): 62 64 66 Passim
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0735-0732 PMID: 10145530 Document Number: 370354
The Health Care Financing Administration's revised and highly complex method of paying for inpatient capital costs includes broadened provisions for old capital, a series of payment "floors" for especially vulnerable facilities, and other changes meant to address industry criticism. But a villain known as budget neutrality inevitably led to reductions in some areas. During the system's 10-year transition, one prominent concern will center on how the Federal rate will be set and adjusted.