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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (5)

Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (5)

February 27, 2003

The Congress should raise the cap on the disproportionate share add-on a hospital can receive in the inpatient PPS from 5.25 percent to 10 percent, phased in over two years.

Appeared in: March 2003 - Chapter 2A

Topics: Hospital.