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1 online resource (ii, 36 pages) : illustrations, map |
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text rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Note |
Title from title screen (viewed on July 5, 2013). |
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"April 2013." |
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"GAO-13-334." |
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Text in PDF format. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
To help control the growth of hospital spending, give hospitals an incentive to provide care efficiently, and ensure beneficiary access, Congress created the IPPS in 1983. Yet, Congress can enhance Medicare payments to certain hospitals by changing the qualifying criteria for IPPS payment categories, creating and extending exceptions to IPPS rules, or by exempting certain types of hospitals from the IPPS. The Institute of Medicine and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission have stated that such practices undermine the integrity of the IPPS. GAO was asked to review legislation that altered payments to certain hospitals. In this report, GAO (1) identified provisions of law that enhanced Medicare payments for only a subset of hospitals and (2) examined the extent to which hospitals qualified for adjustments to the IPPS or exemptions from the IPPS in 2012. |
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Medicare -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Statistics.
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Hospitals -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Statistics.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
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Medicare -- economics -- Statistics. |
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Economics, Hospital -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States -- Statistics. |
| Added Title |
Legislative modifications have resulted in payment adjustments for most hospitals |
| Running Title |
Hospital payment modifications |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-13-334 |
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