title: The Medicare payment system: a conceptual approach to the problem of controlling profitability.
abstract: Various components combine to determine the variance in the net income or loss resulting from the provision of inpatient care to Medicare beneficiaries. The variances in the income and the full costs assigned to beneficiaries are attributable to external forces or factors that may be controlled by an individual or group associated with the hospital.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Broyles
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Rosko
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004469:Economics, Hospital; D004526:Efficiency; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005249:Fees and Charges; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States