To rein in Medicare spending, the prospective payment system (PPS) was implemented in 1983.

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Subsection (d) hospitals" in the 50 states or DC that are paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)

Subsection (d) hospitals in the 50 states or DC that are paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)

Subsection (d) hospitals” in the 50 states or DC that are paid under the Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS)

Establish prospective payment systems for Medicaid reimbursable services, and

Establish a prospective payment system for Medicaid reimbursable services, and

Subsection (d) hospitals" in the 50 states or DC that are paid under the hospital inpatient prospective payment system;

In her opinion, she said that Congress had spelled out each step for determining the amount of payment for outpatient department services under the Outpatient Prospective Payment System.

There are considerable interregional variations in the prospective payment system, such as how fees are set, which services are excluded, and what tools are employed to influence patterns of care.