Table and Figure Descriptions:
Table 6.1a - Trends in Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, and Program Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Entitlement: Selected Calendar Years 1967-2005
Table 6.1b - Trends in Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, and Program Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Entitlement: Selected Calendar Years 1967-2006
Table 6.2a - Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, and Program Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Demographic Characteristics, Type of Entitlement, and Discharge Status: Calendar Year 2005
Table 6.2b - Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, and Program Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Demographic Characteristics, Type of Entitlement, and Discharge Status: Calendar Year 2006
Table 6.3a - Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, and Program Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Area of Residence: Calendar Year 2005
Table 6.3b - Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, and Program Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Area of Residence: Calendar Year 2006
Table 6.4a - Persons Served, Coinsurance Days, and Coinsurance Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries,by Area of Residence: Calendar Year 2005
Table 6.4b - Persons Served, Coinsurance Days, and Coinsurance Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Area of Residence: Calendar Year 2006
Table 6.5a - Covered Persons, Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, Coinsurance and Program Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Entitlement and Covered Days of Care: Calendar Year 2005
Table 6.5b - Covered Persons, Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, Coinsurance and Program Payments for Skilled Nursing Facility Services Used by Medicare Beneficiaries, by Type of Entitlement and Covered Days of Care: Calendar Year 2006
Table 6.6a - Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, and Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities, by Principal Diagnoses Within Major Diagnostic Classification (MDC): Calendar Year 2005
Table 6.6b - Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, Covered Charges, and Program Payments for Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities, by Principal Diagnoses Within Major Diagnostic Classification (MDC): Calendar Year 2006
Table 6.7a - Number of Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Swing-Bed Hospitals Providing SNF Services, Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, and Program Payments, by Type of Facility and Bedsize: Calendar Year 2005
Table 6.7b - Number of Medicare Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and Swing-Bed Hospitals Providing SNF Services, Covered Admissions, Covered Days of Care, and Program Payments, by Type of Facility and Bedsize: Calendar Year 2006
Table 6.8a - Number and Distribution of Covered Admissions for Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), by the Leading Principal Diagnoses: Calendar Years 1998, 2000, and 2005
Table 6.8b - Number and Distribution of Covered Admissions for Medicare Beneficiaries Admitted to Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), by the Leading Principal Diagnoses: Calendar Years 1998, 2000, and 2006
Table 6.9a - Distribution of Medicare Covered Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Days, by State of Provider, and Major RUG-III Groups: Calendar Year 2005
Table 6.9b - Distribution of Medicare Covered Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Days, by State of Provider, and Major RUG-III Groups: Calendar Year 2006
Figure 6.1 - Growth in Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Program Payments: Calendar Years 1983-2005
Figure 6.2 - Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Utilization, by Type of Facility: Calendar Year 2005
Figure 6.3 - Trends in the Top Five Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility Principal Diagnoses, Based on Number of Admissions: Calendar Years 1998, 2000, and 2005
Figure 6.4 - Description of Medicare Skilled Nursing Facility RUG-III Classification System