Repricing Specialty Hospital Outpatient Services Using Ambulatory Surgery Center Prices

This article explores whether Medicare pays more for the same outpatient services provided in an acute specialty hospital than in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC). How financially dependent a specialty hospital is on ASC-eligible services is also investigated. Medicare outpatient claims in 43 orth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Healy, Deborah, Cromwell, Jerry, Thomas, Frederick G.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195025/