Hospital Cost Controls: Hearing, Ninety-third Congress, First Session ... December 19, 1973U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974 - 188 pages |
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5.5 percent administration admission agency American Hospital Association American Medical Association appropriate average base CARTER charges compensation compliance component CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Consumer Price Index cost increases Cost of Living delivery of health economic controls Economic Stabilization Program effect employees equipment and materials expected increase expenses facilities factors fiscal fringe benefits Health Care Corporation Health Commission Health Industry health insurance health services hospital costs incentives income increase in physician inpatient institutions LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Living Council MCMAHON MDs MDs MDs medicaid medical practitioners Medicare national health November 16 outpatient percent increase percentage period personnel physician fee increases plans PREYER price controls price increases problem productivity professional corporations profit margin limitation proposed Phase proposed regulations PSRO qualified benefit rate of increase recommendation reimbursement requirements result salary Section standards SYMINGTON tion total cost total revenue treatment TWINAME utilization wage increases
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Page 72 - 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 67 - Except as otherwise specifically provided, nothing in this title shall be construed as conferring on any Federal officer or employee the right to exercise any supervision or control over the administration, personnel, maintenance, or operation of any facility with respect to which any funds have been or may be expended under this title.
Page 72 - The Committee's bill provides that the physician is to be the key figure in determining utilization of health services — and provides that it is a physician who is to decide upon admission to a hospital, order tests, drugs and treatments, and determine the length of stay.
Page 73 - Act for the purpose of determining whether — (A) such services and items are or were medically necessary; (B) the quality of such services meets professionally recognized standards of health care ; and (C) in case such services and items arc proposed to be provided in a hospital or other health care facility on an inpatient basis...
Page 160 - Faculty 21 2 (a)As determined by the Center for Health Services Research and Development, American Medical Association. - The particularly high percentage of rheumatologists on medical school faculties suggests a relatively rapid growth potential in rheumatology. - Approximately 63 per cent of the rheumatologists appear to have some level of teaching responsibility. o Of these, almost all teach medical students, interns...
Page 188 - For purposes of such subparagraph the 1.5 percent referred to in subdivision (ii) of such subparagraph may be credited only in the first control year of a new pay practice or new employment contract. To the extent the amount of the 1.5 percent catchup credited is not utilized in such first control year the excess may be utilized in the second control year, but not thereafter. (h) Allowable offsets. Amounts saved as a result of a decrease of qualified benefit costs or as a result of elimination or...
Page 188 - Increases pursuant to a progression schedule for newly hired employees which meets the requirements of this paragraph) provided for In an employment contract In effect on November 13, 1971, or provided for In a pay practice previously set forth and in existence on such date, Including the amount of increases provided for in such contract or pay practice to the extent that amount Is provided for In a successor contract or pay practice. These...
Page 76 - I now send to the desk represents the best and perhaps the last opportunity to fully safeguard the public's concern with respect to the cost and quality of medical care while, at the same time, leaving the actual control of medical practice in the hands of those best qualified — America's physicians.
Page 85 - The committee believes the review process should be based upon the premise that only physicians are, in general, qualified to judge whether services ordered by other physicians are necessary.
Page 78 - Hughes Tool Co. v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 409 US 363 (1973); Gordon v.