Rural Health Research Gateway

Medicare Wage Index

Completed Projects

Labor Costs and the Area Wage Index in Skilled Nursing Facilities
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Long term care, Medicare Wage Index

Medicare Reform: Rural Considerations
Research center: Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Health policy, Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS), Medicare Wage Index

Rural Hospital Wages and the Prospective Payment System Wage Index: 1990-1997
Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics: Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS), Medicare Wage Index


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