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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... incentives and with the right kind of penalties . " Requests to testify . - Senator Talmadge advised that witnesses desiring to testify during this hearing make their request to testify to Michael Stern , Staff Director , Committee on ...
... incentives and with the right kind of penalties . " Requests to testify . - Senator Talmadge advised that witnesses desiring to testify during this hearing make their request to testify to Michael Stern , Staff Director , Committee on ...
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... incentives would not apply until fiscal 1981 and that without something in between , hospital costs will continue to ... incentive payments made in fiscal 1981 , those amounts would be based upon fiscal 1979 performance by the hospitals ...
... incentives would not apply until fiscal 1981 and that without something in between , hospital costs will continue to ... incentive payments made in fiscal 1981 , those amounts would be based upon fiscal 1979 performance by the hospitals ...
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... incentives for physician practice in low- fee shortage areas is of special importance to States such as my own , where physicians are badly needed , but where recruitment is difficult . Mr. Chairman , I join you in welcoming the ...
... incentives for physician practice in low- fee shortage areas is of special importance to States such as my own , where physicians are badly needed , but where recruitment is difficult . Mr. Chairman , I join you in welcoming the ...
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... incentives for efficiency . As this subcommittee also knows well , this method of reimburse- ment - which also applies in other health programs - has contributed to rampaging inflation in the hospital industry , which constitutes 40 ...
... incentives for efficiency . As this subcommittee also knows well , this method of reimburse- ment - which also applies in other health programs - has contributed to rampaging inflation in the hospital industry , which constitutes 40 ...
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... incentives . I will submit for the record all of their de- tailed work , because I think it would be helpful for your experts to look at what our professional people have done . Senator TALMADGE . We would be pleased if you would submit ...
... incentives . I will submit for the record all of their de- tailed work , because I think it would be helpful for your experts to look at what our professional people have done . Senator TALMADGE . We would be pleased if you would submit ...
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