Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Parts 1-3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1967 |
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... charges . It is likely that many hospitals decided to increase their charges sooner than they otherwise would have in the absence of medicare . After an initial upsurge in hospital admissions in July and August of 1966 the number of ...
... charges . It is likely that many hospitals decided to increase their charges sooner than they otherwise would have in the absence of medicare . After an initial upsurge in hospital admissions in July and August of 1966 the number of ...
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... charges lower than the customary charges of physicians . " Therefore , many aged persons , although the exact number is not known , will now find that they are being charged more for a given service , since their physi- cian is now ...
... charges lower than the customary charges of physicians . " Therefore , many aged persons , although the exact number is not known , will now find that they are being charged more for a given service , since their physi- cian is now ...
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... charges to non - Medicare patients . In summary , I believe that Medicare is fulfilling its major objectives . It ... charge un- reasonable fees , we must be careful not to impugn the ethical standards of the whole profession . Now as to ...
... charges to non - Medicare patients . In summary , I believe that Medicare is fulfilling its major objectives . It ... charge un- reasonable fees , we must be careful not to impugn the ethical standards of the whole profession . Now as to ...
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... charges which is esti- mated to be attributable to a physician's services to the patient is covered under part B and subject to the $ 50 deductible and other part B limitations , whereas the hospital's expenses for nonphysician services ...
... charges which is esti- mated to be attributable to a physician's services to the patient is covered under part B and subject to the $ 50 deductible and other part B limitations , whereas the hospital's expenses for nonphysician services ...
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... charges made for patients under medicare . We might later put his article about medical economics into the record . Doctor , we are delighted to have you and you may proceed as you like . STATEMENT OF DR . WILLIAM A. NOLEN , LITCHFIELD ...
... charges made for patients under medicare . We might later put his article about medical economics into the record . Doctor , we are delighted to have you and you may proceed as you like . STATEMENT OF DR . WILLIAM A. NOLEN , LITCHFIELD ...
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Page 614 - For age is opportunity no less Than youth itself, though in another dress, And as the evening twilight fades away The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.
Page 457 - In a joint effort, the Office of Economic Opportunity and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare...
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Page 189 - ... by less than the standard error. The chances are about 95 out of 100 that the difference would be less than twice the standard error. The...
Page 188 - The standard error is primarily a measure of sampling variability, that is, of the variations that occur by chance because a sample rather than the whole of the population is surveyed. As calculated for this report, the standard error also partially measures the effect of response and enumeration errors, but it does not measure as such, any systematic biases in the data.
Page 188 - Reliability of the Estimates. Since the estimates are based on a sample, they may differ somewhat from the figures that would have been obtained if a complete census had been taken using the same schedules, instructions and enumerators.
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Page 332 - Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in cooperation with the Department of Defense and the Veterans...
Page 189 - The memory factor in data derived from field surveys of income probably produces underestimates, because the tendency is to forget minor or irregular sources of income. Other errors of reporting are due to misrepresentation or to misunderstanding as to the scope of the income concept.