Effect of Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement on Process and Outcome of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients | Zendy

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Effect of Cuts in Medicare Reimbursement on Process and Outcome of Care for Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients

Author(s) -

Kevin G. Volpp,

R. Tamara Konetzka,

Jingsan Zhu,

Lori Parsons,

Eric D. Peterson

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.534164

Subject(s) - medicine , reimbursement , myocardial infarction , emergency medicine , revenue , finance , health care , economics , economic growth

The Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 was designed to reduce Medicare reimbursements by $116.4 billion from 1998 to 2002. The objective of this study was to determine whether the process of care for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) worsened to a greater degree in hospitals under increased financial strain from the BBA and whether vulnerable populations such as the uninsured were disproportionately affected.

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