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Medicare's New Hospital Payment System: Is It Working? by Louise B. Russell (Paperback, 1989)
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In 1983 Congress changed the way Medicare pays for hospital care. Under the new prospective payment system, hospitals are paid a fixed rate, set in advance, to cover a patient's stay. If costs are less than the fixed rates, the hospital keeps the profit; if the costs are more, it absorbs the loss. From the beginning, prospective payment was recognized as a revolutionary change in Medicare. Congress wanted a system that would make federal expenditures more predictable and controllable, and expected hospitals to respond by becoming more efficient. Some observers have hailed it as a successful way to control the spiraling costs of the Medicare program. Others have criticized it as arbitrary and a threat to the health of the elderly.In the six years since prospective payment was introduced, a substantial amount of evidence has accumulated about its effects. Russell looks at the major characteristics of the rate payment system, how it has changed the pattern of medical service, how these changes have affected the health of the beneficiaries, and the system's effects on Medicare outlays. She reviews what is known and what needs to be learned to arrive at a valid assessment of the system. Moreover, she contributes to the larger debate on Medicare by making what are frequently quite technical evaluations accessible to the general public.Product Identifiers
PublisherBrookings Institution
ISBN-139780815776239
eBay Product ID (ePID)103688198
Product Key Features
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMedicare's New Hospital Payment System: Is It Working?
Publication Year1989
SubjectHealthcare System
TypeTextbook
AuthorLouise B. Russell
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height229 mm
Item Weight333 g
Item Width152 mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorLouise B. Russell
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