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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Revising payment methods and monitoring quality of care in traditional Medicare (J)

Revising payment methods and monitoring quality of care in traditional Medicare (J)

March 2, 2000

The Congress should combine prospective payment system operating and capital payment rates to create a single prospective rate for hospital inpatient care. This change would require a single set of payment adjustments- in particular, for indirect medical education and disproportionate share hospital payments- and a single payment update.

Appeared in: March 2000 - Chapter 3

Topics: Delivery system reforms and Hospital.