title: Why not a performance standard? Medicare readmission penalties should be agnostic to underlying conditions.
authors.forename: Merrill
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goozner
mesh_terms: D004469:Economics, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D006278:Medicare; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D012051:Reimbursement Mechanisms / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States