Health Care Reform: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, Part 12U.S. Government Printing Office, 1993 |
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... institutions find ways to accomplish the changes needed in these times of rising costs ; declining public support for medical services , education and research , and a growing supply of medical personnel and facilities . As part of its ...
... institutions find ways to accomplish the changes needed in these times of rising costs ; declining public support for medical services , education and research , and a growing supply of medical personnel and facilities . As part of its ...
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... institutions that offer training in almost all of the specialties . Of the approximately 7,000 hospi- tals in the United States , about 1,500 have some residency prograins , and thus meet the definition of teaching hospitals . But 46 ...
... institutions that offer training in almost all of the specialties . Of the approximately 7,000 hospi- tals in the United States , about 1,500 have some residency prograins , and thus meet the definition of teaching hospitals . But 46 ...
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... institutions or offices of established physicians . For many years , the majority of physicians trained to be general practitioners . : Specialty boards , which certify physicians appropriately prepared to prac- tice a specialty ...
... institutions or offices of established physicians . For many years , the majority of physicians trained to be general practitioners . : Specialty boards , which certify physicians appropriately prepared to prac- tice a specialty ...
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... institutions , either hospitals or medical schools , have not taken responsibility for producing the amounts and types of physicians to match the nation's medical manpower needs ( Tarlov , 1983 ) . Some observers are predicting an ...
... institutions , either hospitals or medical schools , have not taken responsibility for producing the amounts and types of physicians to match the nation's medical manpower needs ( Tarlov , 1983 ) . Some observers are predicting an ...
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... institution . The federated pediatric community believes that the use of differential weights in calculating payments for primary care residency positions could provide an incentive for teaching institutions to increase the number of ...
... institution . The federated pediatric community believes that the use of differential weights in calculating payments for primary care residency positions could provide an incentive for teaching institutions to increase the number of ...
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Page 158 - ... intended to secure the individual from the arbitrary exercise of the powers of government, unrestrained by the established principles of private rights and distributive justice.
Page 148 - ... termination of aid pending resolution of a controversy over eligibility may deprive an eligible recipient of the very means by which to live while he waits.
Page 148 - First, the private interest that will be affected by the official action; second, the risk of an erroneous deprivation of such interest through the procedures used, and the probable value, if any, of additional or substitute procedural safeguards; and finally, the Government's interest, including the function involved and the fiscal and administrative burdens that the additional or substitute procedural requirement would entail.
Page 630 - AOPA members design and fit orthoses and prostheses (braces and artificial limbs) that enable physically challenged individuals to overcome often serious and crippling injuries and return to productive lives. Most of our patients return to their homes, work, schools, or active retirement. The expectation of health care reform gives America an opportunity to maximize the quality and productivity of its citizens' lives by strengthening the role of rehabilitative services in the delivery and financing...
Page 158 - our cases have recognized that the Due Process Clauses generally confer no affirmative right to governmental aid, even where such aid may be necessary to secure life, liberty, or property interests of which the government itself may not deprive the individual.
Page 311 - how do we explain that the difference between life and death is a matter of dollars? How do we explain that those who are wealthy have a greater chance to enjoy a longer life than those who are not?
Page 496 - I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF KIDNEY PATIENTS (AAKP).
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Page 153 - Labor regulations require that decisions on review be made "promptly," generally within 60 days. Plans may extend the time period for response to 120 days after receipt of the request for review if there are special circumstances, such as the need to hold a hearing or to wait for a meeting of the board of trustees. A request for review that is not acted upon within 120 days is deemed to be denied, and the claimant may seek judicial review.37 Participants and beneficiaries have hurt by the restrictions...