The complexities and perplexities of cost containment

In an editorial, a study which reported that age-adjusted mortality rates for elderly Medicaid recipients in Hennepin County MN increased after the inception of the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) in 1983-1984 is discussed. Questions are raised regarding health services, health care financ...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1989-11, Vol.79 (11), p.1477-1478
Main Author: Vladeck, B C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost Control
Health care
Health care expenditures
Health Services - economics
Humans
Medicare
Medicare - economics
Older people
Prospective Payment System - economics
Prospective payment systems
United States
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Summary:In an editorial, a study which reported that age-adjusted mortality rates for elderly Medicaid recipients in Hennepin County MN increased after the inception of the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS) in 1983-1984 is discussed. Questions are raised regarding health services, health care financing and public policy changes.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.79.11.1477