Are hospitalization costs for acute myocardial infarction patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention in the United States substantially higher than Medicare payments?
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.
PBT could not give rise to the worse prognoses of GC patients.