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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... costs of these programs continually outstrip the rate of rise in Federal revenue . The choice is a simple one ... care under our pro- grams serves to inflate health care costs for all Americans . That situa- tion needs correction now ...
... costs of these programs continually outstrip the rate of rise in Federal revenue . The choice is a simple one ... care under our pro- grams serves to inflate health care costs for all Americans . That situa- tion needs correction now ...
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... health care financing proposal . At this time , it is essential that we continue to have flexibility to adapt organizational structure to the programmatic needs that emerge from practical , day - to - day ex- perience . We do not ...
... health care financing proposal . At this time , it is essential that we continue to have flexibility to adapt organizational structure to the programmatic needs that emerge from practical , day - to - day ex- perience . We do not ...
Page 95
... health care delivery system which has experienced the most precipitious increase in costs . Since the expiration of the Economic Stabili- ization Act in April 1974 , the hospital service charge component of the Consumer Price Index ...
... health care delivery system which has experienced the most precipitious increase in costs . Since the expiration of the Economic Stabili- ization Act in April 1974 , the hospital service charge component of the Consumer Price Index ...
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... Health. 110 these programs under one administrative structure , we should also realize important economies through ... costs should be based on different types of hospitals ; and these limits should encourage efficiency and penalize ...
... Health. 110 these programs under one administrative structure , we should also realize important economies through ... costs should be based on different types of hospitals ; and these limits should encourage efficiency and penalize ...
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... Health. Fifth , hospitals have not carefully examined their use of energy . A recent HEW study found that hospitals could reduce energy costs ... care costs . A decade ago , the medicaid bill was $ 1.6 billion a year . It is projected for ...
... Health. Fifth , hospitals have not carefully examined their use of energy . A recent HEW study found that hospitals could reduce energy costs ... care costs . A decade ago , the medicaid bill was $ 1.6 billion a year . It is projected for ...
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