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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (3)

Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (3)

March 1, 2002

For calendar year 2003, the Secretary should increase the payment rates for services covered by the outpatient prospective payment system by the rate of increase in the hospital market basket

Appeared in: March 2002 - Chapter 2B

Topics: Ambulatory care settings.