Medicare DRG ruling may raise hospital admissions
A Boston AP report summarizes a New England Journal of Medicine study showing the DRG payment system could boost hospital admissions to recover lost revenue. Researchers note wide variation in admission practices across hospitals and states, with for profit and nonprofit hospitals potentially benefiting from higher volumes. Exemptions include Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Maryland.
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Philip Caper
Harvard
John E. Weinberg
Dartmouth
Klim McPherson
Oxford
New England Journal of Medicine
Medicare
Washington
Maine
Caper
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Mondale Ferraro campaign South in Mississippi and Texas
Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro barnstorm the Deep South with messages opposing Reagan debates and backing a woman vice president. In Jackson and Austin they press for multiple debates and argue Southern voters will embrace Ferraro, despite conservative resistance.
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Geraldine Ferraro
Jackson
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Mondale
Ferraro
Mississippi
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Walter F. Mondale
Reagan
Minnesota
Bert Lance
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State Capitol
Austin
George Bush
Reagan says he wants talks with USSR on space weapons
President Reagan urged anti space weapon talks with the Soviet Union while his wife supported the effort. National Security Adviser McFarlane questioned Moscow's seriousness after recent Soviet statements.
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Ussr
Santa Barbara
Calif
Soviet Union
White House
Moscow
Nanc
Press Corps
National Security
Robert C. McFarlane
United States
Vienna
McFarlane
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