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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Updating and reforming prospective payment for hospital inpatient care (E)

Updating and reforming prospective payment for hospital inpatient care (E)

March 1, 1999

For Medicare’s disproportionate share payments: The Secretary should collect the data necessary to revise the disproportionate share payment system from all hospitals covered by prospective payment.

Appeared in: March 1999 - Chapter 3

Topics: Hospital.