MEDICARE GEOGRAPHIC COST ADJUSTORS:MAX SANDLIN

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: July 23, 2002 | Copyright information

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Statement of the Hon. Max Sandlin, Representative in Congress from the State of Texas Subcommittee on Health Committee on House Ways and Means Hearing on Medicare's Geographic Cost Adjustments July 23, 2002 Good afternoon, thank you for the privilege of being here today. Congresswoman Johnson, I also want to commend you for your decision to hold this hearing and to focus attention on this important issue. When Congress passed the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the goal was to set up a payment system under which health care providers would be adequately compensated for their ...

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