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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... industry . The Subcommittee's concern with elimination of unnecessary hospital beds , as reflected in Section 3 of S. 1470 , and with strengthening sanction against institu- tions which provide services with unapproved capital ...
... industry . The Subcommittee's concern with elimination of unnecessary hospital beds , as reflected in Section 3 of S. 1470 , and with strengthening sanction against institu- tions which provide services with unapproved capital ...
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... industry . Second , there are today about 240,000 empty beds in our community hospitals . At least 100,000 of these beds are absolutely unnecessary . At a maintenance cost of $ 10,000 to $ 20,000 per empty bed , the annual cost of 100 ...
... industry . Second , there are today about 240,000 empty beds in our community hospitals . At least 100,000 of these beds are absolutely unnecessary . At a maintenance cost of $ 10,000 to $ 20,000 per empty bed , the annual cost of 100 ...
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... industry . We had a high unemployment rate and increased welfare costs - costs which increased health care costs and put a real crimp into our budget . We just simply reduced payments to providers by 11 percent . We discounted their ...
... industry . We had a high unemployment rate and increased welfare costs - costs which increased health care costs and put a real crimp into our budget . We just simply reduced payments to providers by 11 percent . We discounted their ...
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... industry , on the assumption that controlling costs only in one part of the health care sector will only result in a " ballooning out " effect in other areas of the sector . As an example , in 1973 Connecticut created a commission on ...
... industry , on the assumption that controlling costs only in one part of the health care sector will only result in a " ballooning out " effect in other areas of the sector . As an example , in 1973 Connecticut created a commission on ...
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... industry . We believe that the Talmadge bill is a major step in the direction of achieving those goals . * * * 8. 1470 Mr. Chairman , we at the state level realize the enormous time and energy that was devoted to the creation of this ...
... industry . We believe that the Talmadge bill is a major step in the direction of achieving those goals . * * * 8. 1470 Mr. Chairman , we at the state level realize the enormous time and energy that was devoted to the creation of this ...
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