What was the result of the well-known piece of federal legislation called the prospective payment system legislation?
A. A change from patients being hospitalized until well to assuming family care during recuperation
B. Higher payments to the hospitals and physicians that fulfilled the new rules
C. Increased nursing staffing to meet the needs of the more acutely ill patients
D. The need to have an extremely accurate and complete diagnosis before the patient was admitted
ANS: A
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