title: A sliding scale for hospital reimbursement.
abstract: Reimbursement by governmental agencies and by third party payors of general and voluntary hospitals currently does not take cognizance of the special financial burdens of inner city teaching hospitals. It is proposed that a formulation, previously described, be used to provide a sliding scale for reimbursement purposes which would ameliorate the situation in an auditable, justifiable, and fair manner.
authors.forename: V H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Auerbach
mesh_terms: D005380:Financing, Government; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000191:economics*; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007349:Insurance, Health, Reimbursement / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014505:Urban Population