Costs and Delivery of Health Services to Older Americans: Hearings, Ninetieth Congress, First [and Second] Session[s].U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 |
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Page 623
... claims of bankruptcy , the very real methods of controlling Medi - Cal's costs were overlooked . FEE SCHEDULES FOR PHYSICIANS The fact is for quite a while and still to some extent , although I think it is considerably less now , due to ...
... claims of bankruptcy , the very real methods of controlling Medi - Cal's costs were overlooked . FEE SCHEDULES FOR PHYSICIANS The fact is for quite a while and still to some extent , although I think it is considerably less now , due to ...
Page 624
... claim that they want to control the program costs . I think the medical profession owes it to the State to control costs , not only to restrain those few doctors who are out of line with their peer group , but to exercise some self ...
... claim that they want to control the program costs . I think the medical profession owes it to the State to control costs , not only to restrain those few doctors who are out of line with their peer group , but to exercise some self ...
Page 648
... claims review committee in a county society advising an insurance company , a consumer or his designated representative on the propriety of the medical procedure and the reasonableness of the charge . Certainly a utilization committee ...
... claims review committee in a county society advising an insurance company , a consumer or his designated representative on the propriety of the medical procedure and the reasonableness of the charge . Certainly a utilization committee ...
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... claims are unjustified- that there are excessive practices - that there is overutilization of serv- ices themselves , the physician is called in and talked to in this regard by his own peers . After this is done , a warning is given ...
... claims are unjustified- that there are excessive practices - that there is overutilization of serv- ices themselves , the physician is called in and talked to in this regard by his own peers . After this is done , a warning is given ...
Page 652
... claims per day ? This is a tremendous task that they are faced with . The computers — they have six computers during this operation here for this alone this is a tremendous job , and there obviously have been some errors in the State ...
... claims per day ? This is a tremendous task that they are faced with . The computers — they have six computers during this operation here for this alone this is a tremendous job , and there obviously have been some errors in the State ...
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abuses activities administration aged audit basis benefits bill Blue Cross Blue Shield BRESLOW California Medical Association CARBRAY centers Chairman charges claims clinical committee Congress coordination costs delivery dental dentists dentures disease doctors dollars drugs effective elderly example Excerpt extended care facilities Federal fees fiscal agents Flexner report funds geriatric ghetto GORMLY group purchasers health care services health plan health services hospital increase individual institutions investigation labor legislation Los Angeles County major Medi Medi-Cal program medicaid medical audit medicare medicine MULDER multiphasic screening nursing homes operation optometrists organization ORIOL paid participate patient payment percent persons pharmacies physicians practice prescriptions present problems procedures professional public health question receive recipients recommendations reimbursement require result Senator RANDOLPH Senator WILLIAMS social statement submitted Thank tion title 19 U.S. Senate UNRUH utilization review vendors welfare
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