title: Creative proposal plays to a tough crowd.
abstract: Even avowed opponents of prospective payment for capital debt admit the plan unveiled by Administrator Gail Wilensky is creative and addresses the hospital industry's complaints. But there's skepticism about how the solutions will hold up in practice, and not many are willing to embrace it yet.
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authors: Tokarski
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D007882:Legislation, Hospital; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States