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HRD-81-50 1 (1981-02-20)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabboe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: BY THE, COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Chairman Select Committee On Aging House Of Representatives OF TH TED STATES Analysis: 0 i andards For Nursing Homes Participating In Medicare And Medicaid In July 1980, the Department of Health and Human Services published proposed new regu- lations for nursing homes participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. These regu- lations would consolidate requirements now stated in separate regulations for two types of nursing homes--skilled and intermediate. The proposed regulations generally do not significantly lessen the current requirements. While new requirements are imposed on both types of facilities, the greatest and most costly changes affect intermediate facilities. The costs of meeting the proposed regulations are controval. The Department developed a tentative cost estimate of about $80 million, whetas industry estimated an annual cost of $8on. This report includes several recommendations to resolve problems GAO identified, and comments on the final rule and related cost estimates proposed by the Department in January 1981. HRD-81-50 FEBRUARY 20, 1981 §/f7~ ~/L~/ i'2 114436

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