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HOSPITALS: Medicare Payments To Hospitals Cut By $20 Billion
Inpatient prospective payment systems changes lauded by LeapfrogStarting Oct. 1, 2007 Medicare and Medicaid patients who acquire a medical condition while checked in at a hospital may not have to foot the bill, and hospitals across America are wondering exactly who will.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently released a number of rule changes affecting Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems. While the American Hospital Association has criticized the alterations, hospital quality care advocates such as the Leapfrog Group hail the move as a protection of patient rights."The Leapfrog Group is extremely pleased with the CMS...
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