Medicare pay plan blasted; ProPAC says outpatient proposal will just make things worse

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Spending for outpatient treatments under Medicare has grown more than 15% a year between 1980 and 1994. Also, hospitals have burdened patients with large co-payments for ambulatory surgery. According to analysis by the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, the system is fragmented, and no reform bill should be passed until the adoption of a comprehensive payment scheme including outpatient service fees and volume controls.

Outpatient Care Facilities, Outpatient Care Centers, HEALTH SERVICES, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Programs, Economic aspects, Reports, Ambulatory care facilities, Public health, Ambulatory medical care, Ambulatory care, Medicare, Hospital outpatient services, United States. Prospective Payment Assessment Commission

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The IRS lays out five physician recruiting scenarios

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has proposed regulations concerning hospital recruiting of physicians and the impact on the hospital's status as a tax-exempt institution. Instead of simply stating allowed and prohibited situations, the proposed regulations describe five recruiting scenarios and provide IRS analysis of how each situation would be regarded for tax purposes.

Public Finance Activities, Corporate Tax Deductions & Exemptions, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Pension & Benefit Regulation, Offices & clinics of medical doctors, Physicians & Surgeons, Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists), Human resource management, Corporate taxes, Physicians, Medical professions, Recruiting, Employee recruitment, Pensions, Tax exemption, Tax exemptions, Transcript, United States. Internal Revenue Service

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