title: Medicare delivers a nasty outpatient surprise. BBA issues dominate legislative and regulatory agendas.
mesh_terms: D002017:Budgets / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006291:Health Policy; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011057:Politics; D011445:Prospective Payment System / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States