title: Medicare productivity improvement adjustment arrives. Implications will soon become apparent and require action.
authors.affiliation: Health Policy Alternatives Inc., Washington, DC, USA. jf.hpa@sso.org
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Ferman
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000191:economics; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D011640:Public Policy; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics; D014481:United States