Hospital Costs under State Rate-Setting Programs

J. Alexander Mcmahon; Sidney S. Lee; John S. Shaffer; Paul L. Grimaldi; Ray Gambino; Dennis P. May; Armand P. Leco; Brian Biles; Carl J. Schramm; J. Graham Atkinson

doi:10.1056/NEJM198102123040724

Hospital Costs under State Rate-Setting Programs

J. Alexander Mcmahon, Sidney S. Lee, John S. Shaffer, Paul L. Grimaldi, Ray Gambino, Dennis P. May, Armand P. Leco, Brian Biles, Carl J. Schramm, J. Graham Atkinson

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To the Editor: Two problems raise grave questions about the conclusion of Biles et al. in the September 18 issue that state regulation of hospital rates has been effective in containing hospital costs. In the first place, the article focused on the difference between rates of increase in hospital expenses in regulated and nonregulated states from 1976 to 1978, and it ignored the trends in the rates of increase. Secondly, the article ignored environmental factors that may have more influence on the rates of increase than does rate regulation itself. With regard to the first issue, it should be pointed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	428-431
Number of pages	4
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	304
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198102123040724
State	Published - Feb 12 1981
Externally published	Yes

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