Medicare Post-Acute Care Utilization and Payments for Long-Term Care Hospitals

Provider-level data from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, last updated in April 2026. The dataset contains summarized information on Medicare post-acute care utilization in Long-Term Care Hospitals, including provider charges, Medicare allowed amounts, Medicare payments, and standardized payments. Data is aggregated at the provider, state, and national levels.

Use Cases

• Analyze provider-level Medicare payment variations based on the reported payment and charge information.
• Model post-acute care utilization trends based on summarized state and national-level data.
• Benchmark Long-Term Care Hospital costs based on the standardized payment amounts.
• Study the relationship between provider charges and Medicare allowed amounts.

Strengths

• Data is aggregated at provider, state, and national levels, providing multiple scales of analysis.
• Includes specific payment metrics: provider charges, Medicare allowed amount, Medicare payment, and standardized payment.
• Published by the authoritative U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

Collection Method

Likely administrative claims data summarized for reporting.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:48:59.562418; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United States (implied by Medicare program)