physician services / post-hospital skilled nursing facility services / Certain other services / durable medical equipment / inpatient hospital services / outpatient hospital services / laboratory services / travel time / skilled nursing facility services / inpatient acute care hospital services / health insurance program / medical services / qualified new technologies / hospice services / clinical laboratory services / /
Organization
Congress / IME hospital / MEDICARE / /
Position
General Update Policy Provider/Services General Payment Policy General / Provider/Services Direct Graduate Medical Education Payments General Payment Policy General / physician / participating physician / General Update Policy Provider/Services General / General / Provider/Services General Payment Policy General / Short-term General / Provider/Services General / nurse / General Update Policy Provider/Services Disproportionate Share Hospital Adjustment General / /
D-1 APPENDIX D-MEDICARE PAYMENT POLICIES INTRODUCTION Medicare is the nationwide health insurance program for the aged and disabled. It consists of two parts. Part A of the program, the Hospital Insurance program, covers