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Advising the Congress on Medicare issues
MedPAC > Recommendations > Hospital short-stay policy issues (5)

Hospital short-stay policy issues (5)

June 15, 2015

The Congress should package payment for self-administered drugs provided during outpatient observation on a budget-neutral basis within the hospital outpatient prospective payment system.

Appeared in: June 2015 - Chapter 7

Topics: Drugs, Devices, and Tests.