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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (1)

Hospital inpatient and outpatient services (1)

February 27, 2003

The Secretary should add 13 DRGs to the post-acute transfer policy in fiscal year 2004 and then evaluate the effects on hospitals and beneficiaries before proposing further expansions.

Appeared in: March 2003- Chapter 2A

Topics: Hospital and Post-acute care.