The nurse is caring for a patient whose insurance coverage is Medicare. The nurse should consider which information when planning care for this patient?

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In 1983, Congress established the prospective payment system (PPS), which grouped inpatient hospital services for Medicare patients into diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), each of which provides a fixed reimbursement amount based on assigned DRG, regardless of a patient's length of stay or use of services. Capitation means that providers receive a fixed amount per patient or enrollee of a health care plan. DRG reimbursement is based on case severity, rural/urban/regional costs, and teaching costs, not national averages.

The Nurse Is Caring for a Patient Whose Insurance Coverage