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. 1986 Spring;7(3):97-114.

Impact of the Medicare prospective payment system for hospitals

S Guterman, A Dobson

Impact of the Medicare prospective payment system for hospitals

S Guterman et al. Health Care Financ Rev. 1986 Spring.

Abstract

This article describes some of the available evidence on the impact of the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for hospitals during its first year, on hospitals, other payers for inpatient hospital services, other providers of health care, and Medicare beneficiaries. In addition, because the impetus for the enactment of the new system stemmed from concern over the financial status of the Medicare program, the first-year impact of PPS on Medicare program expenditures is also described.

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Figure 1. Hospitals covered under the prospective payment system, through end of each month: Fiscal year 1984
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Figure 2. Medicare length of stay: 1967-84
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