The Medicare prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities will take effect with cost reporting years beginning on or after July 1, 1998. HCFA is working on the implementation details. While final details are not expected to be published until Summer 1998, the following information has been provided through HCFA and/or the Nursing Home Case-Mix and Quality (NHCMQ) Demonstration project (RUGs-III) procedures.
针对专业护理机构的医疗保险预期支付系统将于1998年7月1日及以后开始的成本报告年度生效。医疗保健财务管理局（HCFA）正在制定实施细节。虽然最终细节预计要到1998年夏季才会公布，但以下信息已通过HCFA和/或疗养院病例组合与质量（NHCMQ）示范项目（资源利用组-III，RUGs-III）程序提供。
