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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Page 118
... incentives ought to be built in and not nec- essarily limitations . We think that there ought to be periodic corrective action plans and then , and only if the States refuse or are unable to meet the action plans , then apply the ...
... incentives ought to be built in and not nec- essarily limitations . We think that there ought to be periodic corrective action plans and then , and only if the States refuse or are unable to meet the action plans , then apply the ...
Page 122
... incentives for hospitals which are being squeezed by that payer's policies to either opt out of the program or to pass on the costs to other purchasers . In such circumstances costs are shifted from payers who have imposed reimbursement ...
... incentives for hospitals which are being squeezed by that payer's policies to either opt out of the program or to pass on the costs to other purchasers . In such circumstances costs are shifted from payers who have imposed reimbursement ...
Page 125
... incentives , e.g. , higher matching ratios , should exist to encourage worthwhile programs . One of the serious deficiencies in medicaid management is the lack of com- prehensive and comparable program information , DHEW should work ...
... incentives , e.g. , higher matching ratios , should exist to encourage worthwhile programs . One of the serious deficiencies in medicaid management is the lack of com- prehensive and comparable program information , DHEW should work ...
Page 134
... incentives for capital formation for unapproved facilities and equipment ; Seven , the inclusion of provisions specifically requiring that project approvals be consistent with the health facilities plans , State health plans , and ...
... incentives for capital formation for unapproved facilities and equipment ; Seven , the inclusion of provisions specifically requiring that project approvals be consistent with the health facilities plans , State health plans , and ...
Page 140
... incentives and disincentives based on target rates for groups of essentially similar hospitals . We strongly support the provisions allowing State rate review programs to serve as an alterna- tive method for control over medicare and ...
... incentives and disincentives based on target rates for groups of essentially similar hospitals . We strongly support the provisions allowing State rate review programs to serve as an alterna- tive method for control over medicare and ...
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