Has inpatient hospital treatment before and after age 65 changed as the difference between private and Medicare payment rates has widened?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10754-018-9240-5
Abstract: The past decade witnessed a dramatic increase in inpatient hospital payment rates for patients with private insurance relative to payment rates for those covered by Medicare. A natural question is whether the widening private-Medicare payment… read more here.
Keywords: private medicare; inpatient hospital; age; payment ... See more keywords
Prediction of Change in Prescription Ingredient Costs and Co-payment Rates under a Reference Pricing System in South Korea.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.vhri.2016.07.011
Abstract: BACKGROUND The reference pricing system (RPS) establishes reference prices within interchangeable reference groupings. For drugs priced higher than the reference point, patients pay the difference between the reference price and the total price. OBJECTIVES To… read more here.
Keywords: reference; payment rates; ingredient costs; prescription ingredient ... See more keywords
Will Changes to Medicare Payment Rates Alter Hospice's Cost-Saving Ability?
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DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0485
Abstract: BACKGROUND On January 1, 2016, Medicare implemented a new "two-tiered" model for hospice services, with per diem rates increased for days 1 through 60, decreased for days 61 and greater, and service intensity add-on payments… read more here.
Keywords: hospice; payment; payment rates; 2009 2010 ... See more keywords
Trends in Medicare base payment rates for hospital discharges, 2009-2018
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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.18923.1
Abstract: Background: Under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS), Medicare assigns hospital discharges to medical severity-adjusted diagnosis related groups (MS-DRGs), and determines a fixed payment amount for each discharge based on its MS-DRG that is adjusted… read more here.
Keywords: hospital discharges; base payment; 2009 2018; median best ... See more keywords