Medicare Payment Provisions for Disproportionate Share Hospitals.

Examines provisions governing Medicare payments to hospitals serving large numbers of low-income patients or those entitled to Medicare or Medicaid benefits. Reviews history of and recent legislative activity involving these provisions, summarizes research findings, and discusses issues involved in...

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1985.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Examines provisions governing Medicare payments to hospitals serving large numbers of low-income patients or those entitled to Medicare or Medicaid benefits. Reviews history of and recent legislative activity involving these provisions, summarizes research findings, and discusses issues involved in implementing disproportionate share provisions.
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