Trends in Medicare base payment rates for hospital discharges, 2009-2018

Zachary Rapp; Ryan D. Egeland; Frank S. David

doi:https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.18923.1

doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.18923.1

Trends in Medicare base payment rates for hospital discharges, 2009-2018

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Volume: 8, Pages: 605 - 605

Published: Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

Background: Under the inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS), Medicare assigns hospital discharges to medical severity-adjusted diagnosis related groups (MS-DRGs), and determines a fixed payment amount for each discharge based on its MS-DRG that is adjusted annually based on providers’ reported costs. Trends in these capitated reimbursement rates may affect the incentive for manufacturers to develop drugs and...

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Trends in Medicare base payment rates for hospital discharges, 2009-2018

DOI

doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.18923.1

Published Date

Apr 30, 2019

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F1000Research

Volume

8

Pages

605 - 605

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