Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS)

Current Projects

• Concordance Between Social Needs Screening Provision, Programming, and Partnerships in Rural PPS Hospitals
  This study will examine how rural Prospective Payment System (PPS) hospitals differ from urban hospitals concerning social needs screening practices and alignment between social needs screening performance and corresponding programs/strategies and/or community partnerships to address social needs.
  Research center: RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
  Topics: Health services, Hospitals and clinics, Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS), Networking and collaboration, Social determinants of health
  
• Medicare Disproportionate Share Hospital and Uncompensated Care Payments Since the ACA
  This project will compare disproportionate share hospital payments and uncompensated care payments to rural and urban hospitals for the years 2013-2022.
  Research center: North Carolina Rural Health Research and Policy Analysis Center
  Topics: Medicare, Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS)