Observation versus inpatient hospitalization: What do Medicare beneficiaries pay?

J Hosp Med. 2015 Nov;10(11):760-1. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2440. Epub 2015 Aug 20.

Authors

Ann M Sheehy¹, Josh Boswell², Bartho Caponi¹, Charles F S Locke³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Hospital Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
² Department of Government Relations, Society of Hospital Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
³ Department of Utilization/Clinical Resource Management, Johns Hopkins Health System, and Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.

PMID: 26291040
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2440

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Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Cost Sharing*
Emergency Service, Hospital / economics*
Female
Health Expenditures*
Humans
Male
Medicare Part B / economics*