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