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| F |
Politically
charged (dialysis)
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| F |
Economically
motivated decisions are those that
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might
restrict eligibility for benefits for the
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services
rendered under new policies in order to
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minimize
government spending
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Controversial
when it is economical
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2 |
Decision:
a recent decision of the federal government
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to
consider the costs for new procedures before
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determining
whether or not Medicare will pay for
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them
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Proper
way to do an economic analysis is to compare
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the
cost effectiveness of competing medical
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treatments,
that is when a given condition can be
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treated
in more than one manner, the costs of the
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alternatives
can be compared
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