Implications of Eliminating Medicare’s Inpatient Only List

This Viewpoint describes the safety, access, and financial risks of eliminating Medicare’s Inpatient Only list and proposes that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services instead strengthen their review process.

Corresponding Author: Thomas C. Tsai, MD, MPH, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115 (ttsai@bwh.harvard.edu).

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