MEDICARE-MEDICAID ADMINISTRATIVE AND REIMBURSEMENT REFORM ACT HEARINGS BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE NINETY-FIFTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON S. 1470 TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFORM OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES CURRENTLY EMPLOYED UNDER THE MEDICARE AND MEDICAID PRO GRAMS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES JUNE 7, 8, 9, AND 10, 1977 Printed for the use of the Committee on Finance U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 92-202 0 WASHINGTON : 1977 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Washington, D.C. 20402 COMMITTEE ON FINANCE RUSSELL B. LONG, Louisiana, Chairman HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Georgia CARL T. CURTIS, Nebraska ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut CLIFFORD P. HANSEN, Wyoming HARRY F. BYRD, JR., Virginia ROBERT DOLE, Kansas GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin BOB PACKWOOD, Oregon MIKE GRAVEL, Alaska WILLIAM V. ROTH, JR., Delaware LLOYD BENTSEN, Texas PAUL LAXALT, Nevada JOHN C. DANFORTH, Missouri MICHAEL STERN, Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH HERMAN E. TALMADGE, Georgia, Chairman ABRAHAM RIBICOFF, Connecticut ROBERT DOLE, Kansas GAYLORD NELSON, Wisconsin PAUL LAXALT, Nevada LLOYD BENTSEN, Texas JOHN C. DANFORTH, Missouri SPARK M. MATSUNAGA, Hawaii (II) |