Medicare-medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, on S. 1470 ....U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - 638 pages |
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... believe that we had the expertise to make reasonable comparisons of costs other than adjusted routine at the outset of the program , but the bill specifically provides that , just as soon as that expertise becomes available , the scope ...
... believe that we had the expertise to make reasonable comparisons of costs other than adjusted routine at the outset of the program , but the bill specifically provides that , just as soon as that expertise becomes available , the scope ...
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... believe we have a representative range of witnesses this week . It is my hope that these hearings will provide the basis for timely congressional action on necessary changes in the way Government conducts medicare and medicaid . As I ...
... believe we have a representative range of witnesses this week . It is my hope that these hearings will provide the basis for timely congressional action on necessary changes in the way Government conducts medicare and medicaid . As I ...
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... believe that the structure presently con- templated is an appropriate first step in the development of a sound HCFA organization , and that it will be fully consistent with the intent of your health care financing proposal . At this ...
... believe that the structure presently con- templated is an appropriate first step in the development of a sound HCFA organization , and that it will be fully consistent with the intent of your health care financing proposal . At this ...
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... believe that the concepts underlying section 2 of the proposed legislation are sound and another testament to this subcommittee's foresight . Reimbursement of hospitals must be shifted from retrospec- tive to prospective ; prospective ...
... believe that the concepts underlying section 2 of the proposed legislation are sound and another testament to this subcommittee's foresight . Reimbursement of hospitals must be shifted from retrospec- tive to prospective ; prospective ...
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... believe that we have restricted exceptions to only those condi- tions genuinely meriting some flexibility . There are only two basic grounds for exceptions - major changes in patient loads more than a 15 - percent increase in admissions ...
... believe that we have restricted exceptions to only those condi- tions genuinely meriting some flexibility . There are only two basic grounds for exceptions - major changes in patient loads more than a 15 - percent increase in admissions ...
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Page 384 - Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize any Federal officer or employee to exercise any supervision or control over the practice of medicine or the manner in which medical services are provided...
Page 433 - ... (2) changes the bed capacity of the facility with respect to which such expenditure is made, or (3) substantially changes the services of the facility with respect to which such expenditure is made.
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Page 160 - An allowance of a reasonable return on equity capital invested and used in the provision of patient care is allowable as an element of the reasonable cost of covered services furnished to beneficiaries by proprietary providers. The amount allowable on an annual basis is determined by applying to the provider's equity capital a percentage equal to one and one-half times the average of the rates of interest on special issues of public debt obligations issued to the Federal...
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