Table 3. Number of States, by Type of Facility and Reimbursement Method: 1978-89.
| Type of Facility and Reimbursement Method | Medicaid SNF Reimbursement Method in Year | |||||||||||
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| 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | |
| Skilled Nursing Facility | ||||||||||||
| Retrospective | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Prospective Class | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Prospective Facility-Specific | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Combination | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Adjusted | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Intermediate Care Facility | ||||||||||||
| Retrospective | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Prospective Class | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Prospective Facility-Specific | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
| Combination | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Adjusted | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
NOTE: To allow clearer comparisons over time, numbers for 1989 exclude Arizona.
SOURCE: Institute for Health and Aging and National Governors' Association: State Medicaid Reimbursement Survey, San Francisco, 1989.