Simione R J, Preston J F
Caring. 1990 Nov;9(11):78-82.
Of the estimated 1,700 hospices in the United States, approximately half are Medicare-certified. In 1990 alone over 200 hospices have become Medicare-certified. Much of this recent growth can be attributed to both a need for hospice services and the 20% increase in hospice rates legislated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989. Medicare certification now presents an opportunity for financial success for hospices, non-participating hospices, and certified home health agencies.
在美国估计有1700家临终关怀医院，其中约一半获得了医疗保险认证。仅在1990年就有200多家临终关怀医院获得了医疗保险认证。近期这种增长很大程度上可归因于对临终关怀服务的需求以及1989年《综合预算协调法案》规定的临终关怀费率提高了20%。医疗保险认证现在为临终关怀医院、非参与性临终关怀医院和获得认证的家庭健康机构带来了财务成功的机会。
