title: Prospective payment gets legs.
abstract: Any change seems like an improvement when it comes to Medicare's current payment system for outpatient care. But a fixed-fee system is largely untested, and hospitals have plenty of questions. Here are some answers.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meyer
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D002910:Chronology as Topic; D017047:Cost Sharing; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D007256:Information Systems; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting; D016345:Medicare Part B / Q000639:trends*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000639:trends*; D013995:Time; D014481:United States