title: Hospitals say it's not enough. Medicare payment update won't outpace inflation.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D016527:Drug Costs; D004469:Economics, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007250:Inflation, Economic; D006278:Medicare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016311:Outliers, DRG / Q000191:economics; D011907:Rate Setting and Review / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States