Taking a deep breath over capital payments.
As the Congressional deadline nears for incorporating Medicare payment for capital investments into the prospective payment system, a number of healthcare groups are renewing their opposition to the initiative. They insist that a payment method cannot be constructed to equitably account for geographic influences, different capital cycles among healthcare facilities, and other factors. Opponents of the initiative say this failure will impose further stress on hospitals already burdened by less than adequate Medicare payments for operating expenses.
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