Medicare rehab formula fought

Max · 08-20-2004, 08:56 AM

Medicare rehab formula fought
Friday, August 20, 2004
By PETE McCARTHY
Staff Writer
VINELAND -- Rehabilitation hospitals throughout the country -- like the new one on West Sherman Avenue -- face a troubling dilemma.

By 2007, they will be required by Medicare to have 75 percent of their patients fall under specific conditions, which could require rehab hospitals to turn away potential patients because they have unacceptable medical conditions.

If they do not comply, these facilities could face strict penalties and eventually lose the ability to treat patients.

During a press conference Thursday at the Rehabilitation Hospital of South Jersey, U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2, Vineland, announced he has formed a "blue-ribbon panel" to change this law.

http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/loc...3667137510.xml

08-20-2004, 08:56 AM	#1
Max Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Montreal,Province of Quebec, CANADA Posts: 15,036	Medicare rehab formula fought Medicare rehab formula fought Friday, August 20, 2004 By PETE McCARTHY Staff Writer VINELAND -- Rehabilitation hospitals throughout the country -- like the new one on West Sherman Avenue -- face a troubling dilemma. By 2007, they will be required by Medicare to have 75 percent of their patients fall under specific conditions, which could require rehab hospitals to turn away potential patients because they have unacceptable medical conditions. If they do not comply, these facilities could face strict penalties and eventually lose the ability to treat patients. During a press conference Thursday at the Rehabilitation Hospital of South Jersey, U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2, Vineland, announced he has formed a "blue-ribbon panel" to change this law. http://www.nj.com/news/bridgeton/loc...3667137510.xml

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