Prospective payment gets legs
- PMID: 9738144
Prospective payment gets legs
Abstract
Any change seems like an improvement when it comes to Medicare's current payment system for outpatient care. But a fixed-fee system is largely untested, and hospitals have plenty of questions. Here are some answers.
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