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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... increase in prices determined under succeeding provisions 8 of this subparagraph . 9 " ( ii ) In making payments for services , the Secretary 10 shall add a semiannual average percentage increase in the 11 cost of the mix of goods and ...
... increase in prices determined under succeeding provisions 8 of this subparagraph . 9 " ( ii ) In making payments for services , the Secretary 10 shall add a semiannual average percentage increase in the 11 cost of the mix of goods and ...
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... increase amounts due from any indi- 13 vidual , organization , or agency in order to offset reductions 14 made under section 1861 ( aa ) in the amount paid , or ex- 15 pected to be paid , under title XVIII . " . 16 ( 2 ) Section 1902 ...
... increase amounts due from any indi- 13 vidual , organization , or agency in order to offset reductions 14 made under section 1861 ( aa ) in the amount paid , or ex- 15 pected to be paid , under title XVIII . " . 16 ( 2 ) Section 1902 ...
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... increase in hospital costs over time but instead bases its limits on the average costs for types of hospitals . Thus , if all hospitals increase their costs substan- tially from one year to the next , this provision would permit reim ...
... increase in hospital costs over time but instead bases its limits on the average costs for types of hospitals . Thus , if all hospitals increase their costs substan- tially from one year to the next , this provision would permit reim ...
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... increase in hospital costs and to gain the time necessary to work out some of the difficulties that we see in the present version of section 2's hospital reimbursement reforms . As you know , the President's bill limits increases in ...
... increase in hospital costs and to gain the time necessary to work out some of the difficulties that we see in the present version of section 2's hospital reimbursement reforms . As you know , the President's bill limits increases in ...
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... increase them to the maximum extent allowable . Similarly , approximately one - fifth of all hospitals now voluntarily keep their cost increases below 9 percent annually even though they are not required by law to do so . Moreover under ...
... increase them to the maximum extent allowable . Similarly , approximately one - fifth of all hospitals now voluntarily keep their cost increases below 9 percent annually even though they are not required by law to do so . Moreover under ...
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