Medicare-medicaid Administrative and Reimbursement Reform Act: Hearings 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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... concern that as proposed , -the new administration would not only not reduce the bureaucracy but would add to what has already become the catastrophic illness of our multifaceted , poorly functioning governmental structure . For example ...
... concern that as proposed , -the new administration would not only not reduce the bureaucracy but would add to what has already become the catastrophic illness of our multifaceted , poorly functioning governmental structure . For example ...
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... concerns . However , in the judgment of the Subcommittee , this response was not satisfactory . In fact , detailed information received by the Subcommittee on Health subsequent to my May 5 letter has served to reinforce the concerns ...
... concerns . However , in the judgment of the Subcommittee , this response was not satisfactory . In fact , detailed information received by the Subcommittee on Health subsequent to my May 5 letter has served to reinforce the concerns ...
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... concerns you expressed about the administration proposal in your statement introducing S. 1470 . You expressed concern that the administration proposal might es- tablish a floor rather than a ceiling . Initially , when we were devising ...
... concerns you expressed about the administration proposal in your statement introducing S. 1470 . You expressed concern that the administration proposal might es- tablish a floor rather than a ceiling . Initially , when we were devising ...
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... concern that our exceptions are excessively generous . We believe that we have restricted exceptions to only those condi- tions genuinely meriting some flexibility . There are only two basic grounds for exceptions - major changes in ...
... concern that our exceptions are excessively generous . We believe that we have restricted exceptions to only those condi- tions genuinely meriting some flexibility . There are only two basic grounds for exceptions - major changes in ...
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... concern about starting with a transitional cost containment program and then moving to a longer term system . As noted , we feel strongly that the problem of rising costs is of such disastrous proportions that we simply cannot wait for ...
... concern about starting with a transitional cost containment program and then moving to a longer term system . As noted , we feel strongly that the problem of rising costs is of such disastrous proportions that we simply cannot wait for ...
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