France: DRGs (diagnosis-related groups) in the dock as hospital spending escalates
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The new French diagnosis-related groups (DRG) system is in deep trouble. A government commissioned report on the effects of the "T2A" system on hospital expenditure in 2004 has shown that the new healthcare financing programme "unquestionably carries inflationary risks" and that hospital spending is spiralling out of control.