title: APC payment for hospitals to be effective on July 1.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States