Hospital reimbursement under Medicare.
Although hospital care forms the largest expenditure under Medicare, long-term reforms in the basic reimbursement system should be approached cautiously. The effects of newly mandated changes--prospective payment and DRGs--have yet to be evaluated, but some modifications should be considered for the near term. Uniform, national payment rates and adjustments for teaching are especially critical areas.
D003363:Cost Control; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D006291:Health Policy; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics; D007350:Insurance, Hospitalization / Q000191:economics*; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011907:Rate Setting and Review; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States