Medicare Payment Issues Affecting Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Jan. 24, 2006 |
| Report Number |
RL32640 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Sibyl Tilson, Domestic Social Policy Division |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
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Summary:
Inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs), either freestanding hospitals or distinctpart units of other hospitals, are exempt from Medicare's prospective payment systemused to pay short-term, acute care hospitals. The majority of the IRFs that participatein Medicare are distinct parts of other hospitals; in 2003, 971 of the 1,188 (or 82%)Medicare participating IRFs were distinct part units, the majority of which were inurban areas. In 2004, Medicare program payments to IRFs were estimated at $5.9billion, making Medicare the largest single payer for inpatient rehabilitation services.This report discusses recent developments affecting IRFs, and then turns to a moredetailed examination of issues attracting Congressional attention.
