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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (4)

Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (4)

February 27, 2003

The Congress should raise the inpatient base rate for hospitals in rural and other urban areas to the level of the rate for those in large urban areas, phased in over two years.

Appeared in: March 2003 - Chapter 2A

Topics: Hospital and Regional issues.