Rx For Rationing Capital Ltdon Hospitals Is No Answer
Fred Hyde argues Congress faces a Hospital Cost Containment Act that would cap general hospital revenues and permanently restrict capital expenditures. Title I aims to curb hospital utilization and revenue. Title II would slash annual spending on new facilities and equipment, amounting to rationing of care.
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Opinion on Capital Expenditures Control in Health Care
The piece argues that centralizing capital expenditure planning via Washington driven limits harms local planning by HSAs. It cites an Administration proposal capping health care capital at 2.5 billion annually against an estimated 68 billion, and notes effects on fetal monitors, hospital buildings, dialysis, and labs. It urges sane cost control with local input from planners, providers, and clinicians.
Wave Walker Navy quickship faces Carter budget cut
Lexington Park Maryland NEA report details the experimental Surface Effect Ship SES concept nicknamed Wave Walker. After 17 years and 352 million dollars, President Carter drops further quickship funding, while Navy officials warn of risks and argue for a 3,000 ton 100 mph frigate prototype to prove its capabilities and value.
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