Fed Regist. 2007 Aug 3;72(149):43411-63.
This final rule updates the payment rates used under the prospective payment system (PPS) for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) for fiscal year (FY) 2008. In addition, this final rule revises and rebases the SNF market basket, and modifies the threshold for the adjustment to account for market basket forecast error. This final rule also responds to public comments submitted on the proposed rule and makes a technical correction in the regulations text.
本最终规则更新了2008财年熟练护理机构(SNF)在预期支付系统(PPS)下使用的支付费率。此外,本最终规则对SNF市场篮子进行了修订和重新基数化,并修改了用于调整以考虑市场篮子预测误差的阈值。本最终规则还回应了就拟议规则提交的公众意见,并对法规文本进行了技术性更正。