title: Capital rule to put reins on hospital spending.
abstract: In an effort to get an even tighter hold on rising medical costs, the Health Care Financing Administration has proposed a new Capital Rule for reimbursement of capital expenses under Medicare. It would replace the existing cost-base system with a prospective payment structure. But how are hospitals adjusting to the proposed rule which will go into effect Oct. 1, 1991? The following article examines the preliminary reactions of administrators across the country.
mesh_terms: D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003363:Cost Control; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States