title: Put competition into PPS. How Medicare can save money by allowing hospitals to offer DRG discounts.
authors.affiliation: 3M Health Information Systems, Wallingford, CT, USA.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Averill
mesh_terms: D003669:Deductibles and Coinsurance; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups / Q000191:economics; D004465:Economic Competition; D005377:Financial Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods*; D016344:Medicare Part A / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States