Information on Medicare's Hospital Inpatient Routine Operating Cost Reimbursement Limits for Duluth-Superior
HRD-82-24
Published: Dec 22, 1981. Publicly Released: Dec 22, 1981.
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The methodology which the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) uses in establishing Medicare's reimbursement limits for hospital inpatient routine operating costs was questioned. GAO was asked to investigate the HCFA methods in establishing the wage index used in the July 1, 1979 and 1980, reimbursement limits.
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