Payment for Hospital Services: Objectives and Alternatives

Hospital costs have been rising at rates considerably higher than the CPI and the methods of reimbursement used are considered at least partially responsible. What are the objectives of reimbursement and what alternatives are available to present reimbursement methods?

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Published in:Health care management review 1977, Vol.2 (4), p.7-23
Main Authors: Feldstein, Paul J., Goddeeris, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Costs and Cost Analysis
Economics, Hospital - trends
Financial Management
Financing, Government
Health administration
Insurance, Hospitalization - economics
United States
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Summary:Hospital costs have been rising at rates considerably higher than the CPI and the methods of reimbursement used are considered at least partially responsible. What are the objectives of reimbursement and what alternatives are available to present reimbursement methods?
ISSN:0361-6274
1550-5030
DOI:10.1097/00004010-197700240-00004