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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (1)

Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (1)

March 1, 2002

The Congress should gradually eliminate the differential in inpatient payment rates between hospitals in large urban and other areas.

Appeared in: March 2002 - Chapter 2B

Topics: Hospital.