Inpatient rule lowers outlier threshold. (Hospital Inpatient Rule).(Brief Article)

Publication: Medicine & Health

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Under the 2004 hospital inpatient rule, published Aug. 1 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and set to take effect Oct. 1, Medicare inpatient prospective payment system rates would be increased by the full rise in the hospital market basket, or 3.4 percent, as required under current...

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