Payments to Physicians from Medicare Can Be Characterized as Having

Payments to physicians from Medicare can be characterized as having reached which stage of a typical financial reimbursement cycle?

A) The First Stage: fees paid to trusted voluntary organizations.
B) The Second Stage: cost reimbursements.
C) The Third Stage: complex administered prices.
D) The Fourth Stage: total cost control through global budgets adjusted to match growth in GDP.
E) The Fifth Stage: start over.