TRICARE; Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS); Fiscal Year 2013 Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) Updates

Summary

TRICARE has updated its Diagnosis Related Group (DRG)-based payment system to align with changes to the Medicare Prospective Payment System (PPS), and has released new data to update FY 2013 rates, including the updated fixed loss cost outlier threshold and cost-to-charge ratios.