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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1982
Page
13
A long view of how rising costs may reshape who pays for care and how it is delivered. Consumers may shop for services, insurers offer cafeteria plans, and hospitals cut beds while shifting to outpatient care. Rural hospitals face closures, while lawmakers weigh national plans and tax incentives to expand coverage.
The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment finds two main cost-cutting strategies raise quality concerns. Higher patient cost sharing may reduce use of needed care and shift to cheaper options. increased competition among providers could pressure providers to limit costs, risking quality. Regulation remains necessary to maintain price sensitivity.
A partial roster of Iowa health care leaders shaping services and costs includes Norman Pawlewski commissioner of the Iowa Department of Health and Bruce Foudree commissioner of the Iowa Insurance Department. It also names Dr. Hormoz Rassekh president of the Iowa Medical Society and D Eugene Sibery president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, among others.
A compact glossary defining MEDICARE as a federal program for hospital and doctor bills for those 65 and over and MEDICAID as a state federal program aiding the needy. It also explains HOSPICE, DEDUCTIBLE, CO-INSURANCE with an 80 20 example, and INPATIENT versus OUTPATIENT hospital use.
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