Hospital Reimbursement under Medicare

Some appealing aspects of a voucher program-promise of promoting efficiency while respecting individual preference, and capping federal expenditures-may be illusory. Adverse selection, administrative and regulatory complexity, and serious inequities are not likely to meet tests of feasibility or des...

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Published in:Milbank Memorial Fund Quarterly. Health and Society 1984-01, Vol.62 (2), p.251-268
Main Author: Lave, Judith R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost Control
Diagnosis related groups
Health care costs
Health care payments
Health Policy
Hospital administration
Hospital costs
Hospitals, Teaching - economics
Insurance, Hospitalization - economics
Medicare
Medicare - economics
Payment systems
Prospective Payment System - legislation & jurisprudence
Rate Setting and Review
Reimbursement
Reimbursement Mechanisms - legislation & jurisprudence
Teaching hospitals
Uncompensated care
United States
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Summary:Some appealing aspects of a voucher program-promise of promoting efficiency while respecting individual preference, and capping federal expenditures-may be illusory. Adverse selection, administrative and regulatory complexity, and serious inequities are not likely to meet tests of feasibility or desirability.
ISSN:0160-1997
0887-378X
DOI:10.2307/3349827