How do hospitals cope with sustained slow growth in medicare prices?

Health Services Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-31

  White, Chapin ^a   Wu, Vivian Yaling ^b  

^a CENTER FOR STUDYING HEALTH SYSTEM CHANGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

health care costs; hospitals; Medicare; payment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL BILLING; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL FINANCE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MEDICARE; NON PROFIT HOSPITAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS; MEDICARE; PAYMENT;

COST CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, HOSPITAL; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICARE; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM; RATE SETTING AND REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892780987     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12101     Document Type: Article

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