Medicare-medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act: Hearing 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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On the profit of hospitals , I believe you have overstated the situation a little . We have limited a 15 - percent return on equity , which we thought was rather reasonable . We think we have the same constraints on for profit hospitals ...
On the profit of hospitals , I believe you have overstated the situation a little . We have limited a 15 - percent return on equity , which we thought was rather reasonable . We think we have the same constraints on for profit hospitals ...
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Proponents of prospective reimbursement believe that the rewards and penalties built into such systems wll motivate providers to allocate resources more efficiently without compromising the quality of their services .
Proponents of prospective reimbursement believe that the rewards and penalties built into such systems wll motivate providers to allocate resources more efficiently without compromising the quality of their services .
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We believe some other data should be developed as well . I think you are absolutely on the right track . Senator TALMADGE . They gave us information last year that that data could be provided prior to the effective date .
We believe some other data should be developed as well . I think you are absolutely on the right track . Senator TALMADGE . They gave us information last year that that data could be provided prior to the effective date .
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We believe that the structure presently contemplated is an appropriate first step in the development of a sound HCFA organization that will be fully content with the intent of your health care financing proposal .
We believe that the structure presently contemplated is an appropriate first step in the development of a sound HCFA organization that will be fully content with the intent of your health care financing proposal .
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But I do not believe that hospitals will increase their revenues to the 9 percent allowable limit under our program . Experience with the Economic Stabilization Program indicates that a substantial fraction of hospitals kept costs and ...
But I do not believe that hospitals will increase their revenues to the 9 percent allowable limit under our program . Experience with the Economic Stabilization Program indicates that a substantial fraction of hospitals kept costs and ...
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