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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... institutions and services that are redundant to need . Many states have sought permission for hospitals to convert some beds to the level of nursing home beds , with appropriately reduced reimbursement . Hereto- fore , federal health ...
... institutions and services that are redundant to need . Many states have sought permission for hospitals to convert some beds to the level of nursing home beds , with appropriately reduced reimbursement . Hereto- fore , federal health ...
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... institutions , includ- ing most of the hospitals in the country , extended and long - term care institutions , mental health facilities , hospital schools of nursing , and over 24,000 personal members . We appreciate the opportunity to ...
... institutions , includ- ing most of the hospitals in the country , extended and long - term care institutions , mental health facilities , hospital schools of nursing , and over 24,000 personal members . We appreciate the opportunity to ...
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... institutions , is a reasonable and equita- ble one that deals rationally with cost problems , unlike the inequi- table and harmful approach proposed by the administration's bill , S. 1391. In your introductory remarks on S. 1470 , you ...
... institutions , is a reasonable and equita- ble one that deals rationally with cost problems , unlike the inequi- table and harmful approach proposed by the administration's bill , S. 1391. In your introductory remarks on S. 1470 , you ...
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... institutions which may have a ratchet effect . We sug- gested a 2 - year review . We might also , and will discuss this further with the staff , Mr. Chairman , consider the use of the median rather than average to make the system more ...
... institutions which may have a ratchet effect . We sug- gested a 2 - year review . We might also , and will discuss this further with the staff , Mr. Chairman , consider the use of the median rather than average to make the system more ...
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... institutions who are above , substantially above , the average to bring themselves in line . I think this is a very ... institution to institution , because 143.
... institutions who are above , substantially above , the average to bring themselves in line . I think this is a very ... institution to institution , because 143.
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