Which Best Describes How Hospitals Initially Coped When Medicare Reimbursement

question 15

Multiple Choice

Which best describes how hospitals initially coped when Medicare reimbursement became based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) ?

• A)Charged more for patients whose care was paid by insurance
• B)Decreased nursing staff to cut labor costs
• C)Lobbied politicians to increase Medicare reimbursement to reflect actual costs
• D)Refused to accept Medicare patients

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