Hospitalization costs for AMI patients undergoing PCI in the US significantly exceed Medicare reimbursements, potentially impacting hospital sustainability and care quality.
May strain hospital finances for AMI-PCI; leaves open reimbursement policy impacts.
Hospitalization costs for patients treated with PCI have been stabilizing over the last few years; however, there still remains a significant disparity between Medicare reimbursements and hospitalization costs, which has potential implications on patient outcomes, quality of care, and hospital sustainability.
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