Medicare Administrative Costs: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Ninety-fourth Congress, Second Session, August 2 and 27, 1976U.S. Government Printing Office, 1976 - 239 pages |
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... periods resulted in less program costs for luxury cars than for other automobiles in use . Audit information available thus far indicates also that one con- tractor operated 11 general - use vehicles with low annual mileage which ...
... periods resulted in less program costs for luxury cars than for other automobiles in use . Audit information available thus far indicates also that one con- tractor operated 11 general - use vehicles with low annual mileage which ...
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... periods . Mr. STARK . What you are indicating is some of this may show on the other side of the balance sheet as outside income and we aren't seeing the offset to it . Mr. TIERNEY . Right , sir . Mr. STARK . That kind of information ...
... periods . Mr. STARK . What you are indicating is some of this may show on the other side of the balance sheet as outside income and we aren't seeing the offset to it . Mr. TIERNEY . Right , sir . Mr. STARK . That kind of information ...
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... period : TABLE 1. - MEDICARE CONTRACTOR FUNCTIONS [ Dollar amounts in thousands ] Clerical .. EDP . Indirect .. G. & A Provider audit . Total . Manpower .... Part A Part B Total Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent $ 43 , 305 ...
... period : TABLE 1. - MEDICARE CONTRACTOR FUNCTIONS [ Dollar amounts in thousands ] Clerical .. EDP . Indirect .. G. & A Provider audit . Total . Manpower .... Part A Part B Total Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent $ 43 , 305 ...
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... PERIOD Pt . A contractors Pt . B contractors $ 6.33 $ 3.18 6.50 3.23 6. 18 3.23 5.90 3.21 5.76 3.12 July to March 1976 .. Mr. STARK . Tom , if I can interrupt there , that is the real question . When you have organizations and I am ...
... PERIOD Pt . A contractors Pt . B contractors $ 6.33 $ 3.18 6.50 3.23 6. 18 3.23 5.90 3.21 5.76 3.12 July to March 1976 .. Mr. STARK . Tom , if I can interrupt there , that is the real question . When you have organizations and I am ...
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... period . Blue Shield officials , on the other hand , acknowledge that they receive inquiries on up to 10 % of the 2.5 million claims they handle annually . Among some of the complaints about both organizations in the past five months ...
... period . Blue Shield officials , on the other hand , acknowledge that they receive inquiries on up to 10 % of the 2.5 million claims they handle annually . Among some of the complaints about both organizations in the past five months ...
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accounting activities administrative costs agreement allocation amount Article Audit Agency BCA's benefits bill Blue Cross Association Blue Cross plans Blue Cross-Blue Shield Blue Shield budget Bureau of Health carriers changes charge claims processing committee CONGRESS THE LIBRARY contract contractors cost accounting standards cost reports data processing determined developed effective executive executive compensation expenses Federal Health Insurance Federal Procurement Regulations fiscal funds Government HEW Audit hospital increase incurred instructions Intermediary issues letter of credit LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Medicaid Medicare program million negotiation operations organizations panel paragraph payment percent performance physicians prior approval private sector problems procedures Professor LAW proposed providers of services question RANGEL rate review record reimbursement responsibility role salaries Secretary Social Security Administration specific staff STARK STEPNICK subcontract submit Suycott tape-to-tape TIERNEY tion TRESNOWSKI utilization review vice president Wisconsin
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Page 199 - Disputes" clause of this contract, (2) litigation or the settlement of claims arising out of the performance of this contract, or (3) costs and expenses of this contract as to which exception has been taken by the Comptroller General or any of his duly authorized representatives, shall continue until such appeals, litigation, claims, or exceptions have been disposed of.
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Page 134 - ... by providers of services and other persons to individuals entitled to benefits under this part, and provide procedures for and assist in arranging, where necessary, the establishment of groups outside hospitals (meeting the requirements of section...