The Hospital Inpatient-Outpatient Payment Differential—An Opportunity to Reduce Costs and Improve Fairness

This Viewpoint describes the disadvantages of the payment differential between hospital inpatient and outpatient care and suggests solutions for payment neutrality.

Corresponding Author: David H. Howard, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322 (david.howard@emory.edu).

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