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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... expenses of less than nine percent for the period 1974-75 , the most recent period for which complete data are ... expenses less than 9 percent ; 25.4 percent had increases in total operating expenses per adjusted ( for outpatient visit ...
... expenses of less than nine percent for the period 1974-75 , the most recent period for which complete data are ... expenses less than 9 percent ; 25.4 percent had increases in total operating expenses per adjusted ( for outpatient visit ...
Page 111
... expenses , energy costs , and so - called " ancillary costs " ( e.g. the costs for expensive operating rooms or high - priced x - ray machines ) . Hospitals may be able to circumvent Section Two's restraint on a limited proportion of ...
... expenses , energy costs , and so - called " ancillary costs " ( e.g. the costs for expensive operating rooms or high - priced x - ray machines ) . Hospitals may be able to circumvent Section Two's restraint on a limited proportion of ...
Page 113
... expenses of unapproved capital expenditures , but also for their associated operating expenses . Besides limiting the dollar amount of certificates of need that can be issued within each State , the provisions of our bill would use a ...
... expenses of unapproved capital expenditures , but also for their associated operating expenses . Besides limiting the dollar amount of certificates of need that can be issued within each State , the provisions of our bill would use a ...
Page 133
... expenses for facilities and services should be prevented , excess capacity should be diminished , unnecessary utili- zation of facilities should be reduced , and the public should be edu- cated to the relationship between the ...
... expenses for facilities and services should be prevented , excess capacity should be diminished , unnecessary utili- zation of facilities should be reduced , and the public should be edu- cated to the relationship between the ...
Page 140
... expense of reducing quality or turning away patients . It is essential that the actions taken be constructed with all the ends in mind and it must be recognized that cost reduction objectives cannot be accomplished in a short timespan ...
... expense of reducing quality or turning away patients . It is essential that the actions taken be constructed with all the ends in mind and it must be recognized that cost reduction objectives cannot be accomplished in a short timespan ...
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