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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... physicians very gently . Physicians would be induced to accept assignments by a possible $ 2 per encounter increase in their income from medicare patients if they agreed to become participating physicians . This simply will not work ...
... physicians very gently . Physicians would be induced to accept assignments by a possible $ 2 per encounter increase in their income from medicare patients if they agreed to become participating physicians . This simply will not work ...
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... physician services over - doctored health service areas would receive a somewhat lower budget , on a per capita basis , than under - doctored areas , clearly an incentive for better geographical distribution of physicians . Similar ...
... physician services over - doctored health service areas would receive a somewhat lower budget , on a per capita basis , than under - doctored areas , clearly an incentive for better geographical distribution of physicians . Similar ...
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... physicians control the demand for health services . Yet , physicians seldom think about the cost of the care they engender . After the first contact with the physician , which is initiated by the patient , the doctor establishes the ...
... physicians control the demand for health services . Yet , physicians seldom think about the cost of the care they engender . After the first contact with the physician , which is initiated by the patient , the doctor establishes the ...
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... physicians to accept assignments With respect to physician reimbursement , S. 1470 treats doctors very gently . Under the bill there would be " participating " physicians under the Medicare pro- gram . A participating physician would be ...
... physicians to accept assignments With respect to physician reimbursement , S. 1470 treats doctors very gently . Under the bill there would be " participating " physicians under the Medicare pro- gram . A participating physician would be ...
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... Physicians should also be free to select payment by capitation for patients who choose to receive all of their primary care from such physicians . Physicians who elect capitation as a method of reimbursement for their services might ...
... Physicians should also be free to select payment by capitation for patients who choose to receive all of their primary care from such physicians . Physicians who elect capitation as a method of reimbursement for their services might ...
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