Medicare Regulatory Reform
1995-07-12T02:06:09-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvODc1XC8xOTk1MDcxMjAyMTQyNzAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Vice President Al Gore and First Lady Hillary Clinton unveiled a series of health care regulatory reforms within the Health Care Financing Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Highlights of the reforms included the elimination of the Physician Attestation Form which must be completed by a physician each time a patient is released from treatment, reduction of regulatory oversight burdens for laboratories with good performance, more time for Medicare providers for patient care by the elimination of certain government management requirements, and movement toward the use of a standard claim form for all federal health care programs. The Health Care Financing Administration operates the Medicare program, oversees state-federal Medicaid plans, and is responsible for the quality of health care provided by 60,000 hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, and other facilities. It also oversees 152,000 testing laboratories in the United States.
Vice President Al Gore and First Lady Hillary Clinton unveiled a series of health care regulatory reforms within the Health Care Financing A… read more
Vice President Al Gore and First Lady Hillary Clinton unveiled a series of health care regulatory reforms within the Health Care Financing Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Highlights of the reforms included the elimination of the Physician Attestation Form which must be completed by a physician each time a patient is released from treatment, reduction of regulatory oversight burdens for laboratories with good performance, more time for Medicare providers for patient care by the elimination of certain government management requirements, and movement toward the use of a standard claim form for all federal health care programs. The Health Care Financing Administration operates the Medicare program, oversees state-federal Medicaid plans, and is responsible for the quality of health care provided by 60,000 hospitals, nursing homes, home health agencies, and other facilities. It also oversees 152,000 testing laboratories in the United States. close
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