Connecting Dots: The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (DIMA) And Achieving Stability in Rural Health Care Systems And Rural Communities
CONTEXT
SO WHERE DO STATES FIT INTO THE PICTURE?
DIRECT IMPACTS ON STATES
IMPACTS ON RURAL HOSPITALS
THE RURAL HOSPITAL FLEXIBILITY (FLEX) PROGRAM
PHYSICIAN PAYMENT
AMBULANCE PAYMENT
OTHER PAYMENT POLICIES
REGULATORY CHANGES
BACK TO THE BIG PICTURE: BENEFITS TO RURAL BENEFICIAIRES
ADVANCING THE PRIVATE SECTOR MODEL
PAYMENT LINKED TO QUALITY
PAY FOR PERFORMANCE
CONSIDERING THE FUTURE
CONCLUSION
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