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Belling The Cat: Implementation Of A Prospective Payment Reimbursement System For Critical Access Hospitals, Its Likely Success, And Political Implications Of This Policy Move, Erin E. Grant Jan 2017

Belling The Cat: Implementation Of A Prospective Payment Reimbursement System For Critical Access Hospitals, Its Likely Success, And Political Implications Of This Policy Move, Erin E. Grant

Saint Louis University Journal of Health Law & Policy

Health care is plagued by inefficient reimbursement policies which encourage expensive financial waste with little incentive to maintain care quality. Though no perfect solution exists, effective remedies may require a hard look at programs so far untouched by policy changes. This article discusses the application of a prospective payment system of reimbursement for critical access hospitals, as well as how this policy change would affect rural health care access, costs, and quality of care. Though some fear prospective payment systems of reimbursement would cripple rural health care, evidence shows it would likely promote more cost-efficient care without diminishing quality or …


Tax-Exempt Hospitals: What Is Their Charitable Responsibility And How Should It Be Defined And Reported?, Nancy M. Kane Dba Mar 2007

Tax-Exempt Hospitals: What Is Their Charitable Responsibility And How Should It Be Defined And Reported?, Nancy M. Kane Dba

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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The Path From Regulator To Hunter: The Exercise Of Prosecutorial Discretion In The Investigation Of Physicians At Teaching Hospitals, Pamela H. Bucy Jan 2000

The Path From Regulator To Hunter: The Exercise Of Prosecutorial Discretion In The Investigation Of Physicians At Teaching Hospitals, Pamela H. Bucy

Saint Louis University Law Journal

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Discharges To The Streets: Hospitals And Homelessness, Sidney D. Watson Jan 2000

Discharges To The Streets: Hospitals And Homelessness, Sidney D. Watson

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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Freedom At Risk: The Implications Of City Of Boerne V. Flores On The Merger Of Catholic And Non-Catholic Hospitals, Heather L. Carlson Jan 1997

Freedom At Risk: The Implications Of City Of Boerne V. Flores On The Merger Of Catholic And Non-Catholic Hospitals, Heather L. Carlson

Saint Louis University Public Law Review

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