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October 2002

Using the Employment Cost Index to adjust Medicare payments

Albert E. Schwenk, William J. Wiatrowski

Increases in the Employment Cost Index resulted in increased Medicare payments of more than $2 billion per year to hospitals; payments to other medical providers were also influenced by this index.

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