The Effect of Medicare's Payment System for Rehabilitation Hospitals on Length of Stay, Charges, and Total Payments
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 2 October 1997Open access
Leighton Chan, Thomas D. Koepsell, Richard A. Deyo, Peter C. Esselman, Jodie K. Haselkorn, Joseph K. Lowery
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Although Medicare's reimbursement system for rehabilitation hospitals put an upper limit on total payments, its design was associated with substantial extra costs, including significantly increased payments to hospitals and doctors and increased numbers of hospital days for the average patient.
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Although Medicare's reimbursement system for rehabilitation hospitals put an upper limit on total payments, its design was associated with substantial extra costs, including significantly increased payments to hospitals and doctors and increased numbers of hospital days for the average patient.
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