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1Department of Medical Affairs, MossRehab, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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This article reviews the early influences of Medicare on the delivery of rehabilitation services, and discusses the changes in payment for hospital-based rehabilitation in the 1997 Balanced Budget Act. Among these changes is a prospective payment system for rehabilitation hospitals and units. This article also addresses Health Care Financing Administration's efforts to comply with this portion of the Act. Finally, some of the impacts that might result from these payment policies are discussed.
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