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Archive > February, 2005 Vol. VI, No. 2

This Just In

Preventable Errors

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MedPAC has advised Congress to extend the specialty hospital moratorium that was set to expire in the summer by 18 months, to December 2006. MedPAC also voted to reshuffle and redistribute DRG payments, which will even out the relative profitability of services at all hospitals (acute-care and specialty). MedPAC didn't broach the issue of eliminating the whole hospital exemption.

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