House Committee on Medical Welfare Program, Interim - 62nd R.S. (1971)

• Title:

  Interim Report

  Document type:

  Report

  Subjects:

  Indigent health care | Medicaid | Medical reimbursements |

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.62 M468

  Description:

  [39 pages  File size: 1,157 kb]

  Charges:

  1. Study the entire medical welfare program in the state of Texas, giving special attention to the desirability and feasibility of implementing the following changes: (1) Placing a limit on the number of days a beneficiary can stay in the hospital; (2) Requesting the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare give permission to the State to limit the cost of hospital rooms for Medicaid patients to a figure in line with that provided in private health insurance plans for families earning $8,000 to $10,000 a year; (3) Establishing a fixed fee schedule to replace "usual, and customary fees" charged Medicaid patients; and (4) Establishing a surgical schedule for Medicaid like that provided in private insurance plans, including a limit to be paid physicians for obstetrical care.

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• Title:

  The Blue Cross Role in Medicaid

  Document type:

  Supporting document

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.62 M468B

  Description:

  [127 pages  File size: 2,743 kb]

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• Title:

  Transcript, May 19, 1972, Dallas

  Document type:

  Supporting document

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.62 M468H 5/19

  Description:

  [48 pages  File size: 14,651 kb]

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• Title:

  Statement by L. Dean Cobb, Chairman, December 19, 1972

  Document type:

  Supporting document

  Library Call Number:

  L1836.62 M468MS

  Description:

  [17 pages  File size: 948 kb]

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