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What Was Medicare Thinking? Part 2: IRFs

At the same time Medicare came out with a prospective payment system (PPS) for LTACHs (see previous post) a similar new payment system was instituted for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs). Under the old payment system, TEFRA reimbursed IRFs for the … Continue reading

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