title: The first 3 years of Medicare prospective payment: an overview.
abstract: This article provides a synopsis of the available evidence on the impact of the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for hospitals over the first 3 years of its implementation. The impact of PPS on hospitals, Medicare beneficiaries, post-hospital care, other payers for inpatient hospital services, other health care providers, and Medicare program operations and expenditures is examined.
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006278:Medicare / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States