title: State rate review: the ultimate numbers game.
abstract: State-level review of hospital rates has been around for more than 20 years, but it remains one of the most debated forms of hospital regulation. In this first half of two-part article, selected rate review programs are examined.
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D005161:Facility Regulation and Control; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000639:trends; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000639:trends*; D012954:Societies, Hospital; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States