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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... percent of difference between actual costs and the payment rate and ( 2 ) 5 percent of the payment rate . Certain other adjustments and exclusions are identified in the bill . This section of the bill would be fully effective for ...
... percent of difference between actual costs and the payment rate and ( 2 ) 5 percent of the payment rate . Certain other adjustments and exclusions are identified in the bill . This section of the bill would be fully effective for ...
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... percent ; a reduction in the supply of beds nationally of about 5 percent would result if all hospitals were raised to this level by reducing the number of beds maintained . Partial or full closing was assumed to be practicable in ...
... percent ; a reduction in the supply of beds nationally of about 5 percent would result if all hospitals were raised to this level by reducing the number of beds maintained . Partial or full closing was assumed to be practicable in ...
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... percent rather than 100 percent . An estimated $ 200 million is projected for fiscal year 1978 for a total R. & P. expenditures paid directly . Assuming a 50 percent assignment rate for hospital based physicians there will be a savings ...
... percent rather than 100 percent . An estimated $ 200 million is projected for fiscal year 1978 for a total R. & P. expenditures paid directly . Assuming a 50 percent assignment rate for hospital based physicians there will be a savings ...
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... percent annually even though they are not required by law to do so . Moreover under our plan , we have in- cluded provisions which would reward those hospitals coming in be- low the limit in any given year . Mr. Chairman , you also ...
... percent annually even though they are not required by law to do so . Moreover under our plan , we have in- cluded provisions which would reward those hospitals coming in be- low the limit in any given year . Mr. Chairman , you also ...
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... percent . They are permitted a profit rate of 10.5 percent . Your legislation would permit them to increase their profit rate by 33 percent to two times the long term rate , permitting them profits of 14 percent . We believe , as I ...
... percent . They are permitted a profit rate of 10.5 percent . Your legislation would permit them to increase their profit rate by 33 percent to two times the long term rate , permitting them profits of 14 percent . We believe , as I ...
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