HCFA's new take on physician incentives

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The Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) has issued a set of rules regarding physician incentive arrangements offered by managed care plans. The rules are in response to concern that several managed care plans are placing patients' care in jeopardy by providing monetary incentives to discharge patients quickly. The HCFA rules apply primarily to Medicare and Medicaid prepaid plans.

Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Public Health Care, Public health, Managed care plans (Medical care), Medicaid, United States. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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Home (care) improvement: Medicare has fueled a boom in home health. But the president's reforms may change all that

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The burgeoning trend in home healthcare services could be stymied by proposed changes in Medicare. Under Pres Clinton's proposal, the Medicare system would pay a prospective rate for individual incidents of care, beginning in 1999. The cost-cutting reforms could cut down on home visits by registered nurses and substitute phone consultations or limited care-visits by aides.

Clinton, Bill, Social policy

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It's an outside job

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Home health agencies, hospitals and physicians are outsourcing some of their administrative activities to become more competitive and to eliminate some of their work burden. Even hospitals are offering a variety of services to health insurance firms to boost their revenues from Medicare. Olsten is the largest proprietary provider of custodial care and home nursing.

Hospitals, Temporary Help Services, Employment Placement Agencies, Help supply services, Usage, Temporary employment services, Outsourcing

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