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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... ment . I intend to exert every energy I have in that direction . Mr. Chairman , I will make two other comments , and I will then insert the rest of my statement in the record . These are larger matters of concern . One is a provision in ...
... ment . I intend to exert every energy I have in that direction . Mr. Chairman , I will make two other comments , and I will then insert the rest of my statement in the record . These are larger matters of concern . One is a provision in ...
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... ment on now so that you understand our view . Regarding section 12 , in which you would fold in the radiologists , anesthesiologists , pathologists and others , we believe they should be folded in under any kind of legislation in this ...
... ment on now so that you understand our view . Regarding section 12 , in which you would fold in the radiologists , anesthesiologists , pathologists and others , we believe they should be folded in under any kind of legislation in this ...
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... ment , how can you guarantee that the hospital costs are going to re- main at 9 percent . Do you have that worked out ? Secretary CALIFANO . Let me deal specifically with respect to hospi- tals that are now increasing at more than 9 ...
... ment , how can you guarantee that the hospital costs are going to re- main at 9 percent . Do you have that worked out ? Secretary CALIFANO . Let me deal specifically with respect to hospi- tals that are now increasing at more than 9 ...
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... ment procedures by all levels of government and by the entire medical care 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 ...
... ment procedures by all levels of government and by the entire medical care 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 ...
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... ment over the current hospital reimbursement structure but should extend even further to reach all payers . The present piecemeal reimbursement structure is an inequitable and ineffec- tive approach to hospital cost containment , as ...
... ment over the current hospital reimbursement structure but should extend even further to reach all payers . The present piecemeal reimbursement structure is an inequitable and ineffec- tive approach to hospital cost containment , as ...
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