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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... percent over that , we are not going to pay you the overage . If you go under that , we will give you some sort of financial incentive . Secretary CALIFANO . In the Talmadge proposal , if you go under it by 90 percent , you get half of ...
... percent over that , we are not going to pay you the overage . If you go under that , we will give you some sort of financial incentive . Secretary CALIFANO . In the Talmadge proposal , if you go under it by 90 percent , you get half of ...
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... percent allowable limit under our program . Experience with the Economic Stabiliza- tion Program indicates that a substantial fraction of hospitals kept costs and revenues within the limits imposed and did not automatically increase ...
... percent allowable limit under our program . Experience with the Economic Stabiliza- tion Program indicates that a substantial fraction of hospitals kept costs and revenues within the limits imposed and did not automatically increase ...
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... percent in the first year by reducing high water temperature , recycling air , improving insulation , monitoring heating plant efficiency , and cutting use of nonessential equipment during peak hours . These measures would have saved ...
... percent in the first year by reducing high water temperature , recycling air , improving insulation , monitoring heating plant efficiency , and cutting use of nonessential equipment during peak hours . These measures would have saved ...
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... percentage of increase in cost per adjusted patient day was 8.4 percent , compared to 10.9 per- cent nationally , Presently , six states are operating mandatory rate setting sys- tems with several other states sponsoring a rate review ...
... percentage of increase in cost per adjusted patient day was 8.4 percent , compared to 10.9 per- cent nationally , Presently , six states are operating mandatory rate setting sys- tems with several other states sponsoring a rate review ...
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... percent for administrative costs . In return for the increased match , states must fulfill certain performance criteria in the administration of the program . HEW would negotiate with each state on the conditions and standards that must ...
... percent for administrative costs . In return for the increased match , states must fulfill certain performance criteria in the administration of the program . HEW would negotiate with each state on the conditions and standards that must ...
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