This legislation required that the New York State Department of Health ( NYS DOH ) evaluate the applicability of Medicare DRGs to a non-Medicare population .
In 1987 , New York state passed legislation instituting DRG - based payments for all non-Medicare patients .
This legislation required that the New York State Department of Health ( NYS DOH ) evaluate the applicability of DRG   to a non-Medicare population .
In 1987 , New York state passed legislation instituting DRG - based payments for all non-Medicare patients .