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.
Authors
- David H. Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4465-0414)
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Health Forum
- Published
- 2025-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamahealthforum.2025.3293
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00