Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Years 1998 and 1999

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 3955]
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[FR Doc No: 99-1717]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Indian Health Service
[0917-ZA05]


Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Years 1998 and 1999

    Notice is given that the Director of Indian Health Service, under 
the authority of sections 321(a) and 322(b) of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 248(a) and 249(b) and section 601 of the Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1601), has approved the 
following reimbursement rates for inpatient and outpatient medical care 
in facilities operated by the Indian Health Service for Calendar Year 
1998 and Calendar Year 1999: Medicare, and Medicaid Beneficiaries and 
Beneficiaries of other Federal agencies. Also, with Respect to Medicaid 
inpatient rates, Indian Health Service facilities may elect to receive 
payments for physician services by meeting those requirements under an 
approved State Medicaid plan.

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                                                     Calendar   Calendar
                                                    year 1998  year 1999
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      Inpatient Hospital Per Diem Rate (Excludes Physician Service)
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Lower 48 States...................................     $1,040     $1,065
Alaska............................................      1,300      1,331
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             Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Excluding Medicare)
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Lower 48 States...................................        168        172
Alaska............................................        241        241
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                  Outpatient Per Visit Rate (Medicare)
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Lower 48 States...................................        138        138
Alaska............................................        210        210
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            Medicare Part B Inpatient Ancillary Per Diem Rate
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Lower 48 States...................................        420        420
Alaska............................................        533        533
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Outpatient Surgery Rate (Medicare)

    Established rates for freestanding Ambulatory Surgery Centers.

Effective Date of Calendar Year 1998 and Calendar Year 1999 Rates

    Consistent with previous annual rate revisions, the Calendar Year 
1998 rates will be effective for services provided on/or after January 
1, 1998 and the Calendar Year 1999 rates will be effective for services 
provided on/or after January 1, 1999.

    Dated: January 19, 1999.
Michel E. Lincoln,
Acting Director.
[FR Doc. 99-1717 Filed 1-25-99; 8:45 am]
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