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• PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM (PPS)
  
  in healthcare, is a Medicare administered payment plan where providers are paid a predetermined sum for caring for a given number of consumers. The built in incentive is for providers to control costs, theoretically leading to more cost effective care.
  
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