Cutbacks in Medicare and Medicaid Coverage: Hearings, Ninety-second Congress, First Session, Parts 2-3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971 |
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... Present : Senator Pell . Also present : Edward Lussier , mayor of Woonsocket ; and John Skiffington , Rhode Island State Representative . Staff members present : William E. Oriol , staff director ; Kenneth Dameron , Jr. , professional ...
... Present : Senator Pell . Also present : Edward Lussier , mayor of Woonsocket ; and John Skiffington , Rhode Island State Representative . Staff members present : William E. Oriol , staff director ; Kenneth Dameron , Jr. , professional ...
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... PRESENT PROPOSALS AN IMPOSSIBLE HARDSHIP Senator PELL . It is not one of the problems that we face here . We always put the emphasis on looking after the person who is sick in the hospital and not enough on follow - through afterwards ...
... PRESENT PROPOSALS AN IMPOSSIBLE HARDSHIP Senator PELL . It is not one of the problems that we face here . We always put the emphasis on looking after the person who is sick in the hospital and not enough on follow - through afterwards ...
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... present guidelines - the way the Medicare is presently set up - these patients are terminated ; or , in many cases , not covered from the day of admission . If the patient is terminated , all of a sudden their world . falls apart . They ...
... present guidelines - the way the Medicare is presently set up - these patients are terminated ; or , in many cases , not covered from the day of admission . If the patient is terminated , all of a sudden their world . falls apart . They ...
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... present approach often seems to me to pump the money into the hospital for persons of acute state of health rather than on the other end with Miss Huggins . STATEMENT OF MABLE HUGGINS , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF ...
... present approach often seems to me to pump the money into the hospital for persons of acute state of health rather than on the other end with Miss Huggins . STATEMENT OF MABLE HUGGINS , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR , VISITING NURSE SERVICE OF ...
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... present regulations allow reimbursement for the acute phase of ill- ness ; but , as we know , among our elderly it is a chronic illness that is most prevalent . We feel that this almost forces a patient to hos- pitalization in order for ...
... present regulations allow reimbursement for the acute phase of ill- ness ; but , as we know , among our elderly it is a chronic illness that is most prevalent . We feel that this almost forces a patient to hos- pitalization in order for ...
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Page 214 - Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence. "(3) The court shall have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Secretary or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court of the United States upon certiorari or certification as provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code.
Page 214 - Commissioner may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may modify his previous action, and sha.ll certify to the court the record of the further proceedings. Such new or modified findings of the fact shall likewise be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
Page 324 - ... old-age assistance, aid to the blind, aid to the permanently and totally disabled, and aid to families with dependent children.
Page 332 - The importance of a particular service to an individual patient does not necessarily make it a skilled service. For example, a primary need of a nonambulatory patient may be frequent changes of position in order to avoid development of decubiti.
Page 217 - SEC. 709. Of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant to the authorization contained in section 708 of this...
Page 213 - Act until he is satisfied that there is no longer any such failure to comply. Until he is so satisfied, he shall make no further certification to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such State...
Page 209 - The Secretary shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury from time to time the amounts to be paid to any State under this section and the time or times such amounts are to be paid : and the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the State at the time or times fixed by the Secretary the amounts so certified.
Page 212 - ... (3) provide such methods of administration (including after January 1, 1940, methods relating to the establishment and maintenance of personnel standards on a merit basis, except that the Secretary shall exercise no authority with respect to the selection, tenure of office, and compensation of any individual employed in accordance with such methods) as are necessary for the proper and efficient operation of the plan...
Page 191 - ... (A) in the case of home health services (i) such services are or were required because the individual is or was confined to his home (except when receiving items and services referred to in section 1861 (m)( 7) ) and needed skilled nursing care on an intermittent basis, or physical or speech therapy...
Page 213 - State agency, finds — (1) that the State plan has been so changed that it no longer complies with the provisions of...