To curb costs, the U.S. government has classified all illnesses into

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The U.S. government has classified all illnesses into diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) to curb costs. This classification system groups patients with similar diagnoses and medical needs together and pays a fixed amount per group, regardless of the actual costs incurred by hospitals. This way, hospitals have an incentive to keep costs low and improve efficiency while still providing quality care to patients. HMOs, conflict of interest, and medical fraud are not related to the government's classification of illnesses into DRGs.

To Curb Costs, the U