78 FR 72869 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-12-04

.... SUMMARY: NMFS publishes individual fishing quota (IFQ) standard prices and fee percentage for the IFQ cost... 2013 standard prices and fee percentage to calculate the required payment for IFQ cost recovery fees... of Commerce to ``collect a fee to recover the actual costs directly related to the management and...

7 CFR 504.3 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 6 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Payment of fees. 504.3 Section 504.3 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USER FEES § 504.3 Payment of fees. (a) Payment of user fees must accompany a culture deposit or...

30 CFR 550.126 - Electronic payment instructions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... payment instructions. You must file all payments electronically through Pay.gov. This includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications or filing fee payments. The Pay.gov Web site may be accessed through a link on the BOEM Offshore Web site at: http://www.boem.gov/offshore/ homepage or directly through Pay...

30 CFR 550.126 - Electronic payment instructions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... payment instructions. You must file all payments electronically through Pay.gov. This includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications or filing fee payments. The Pay.gov Web site may be accessed through a link on the BOEM Offshore Web site at: http://www.boem.gov/offshore/ homepage or directly through Pay...

30 CFR 550.126 - Electronic payment instructions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... payment instructions. You must file all payments electronically through Pay.gov. This includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications or filing fee payments. The Pay.gov Web site may be accessed through a link on the BOEM Offshore Web site at: http://www.boem.gov/offshore/ homepage or directly through Pay...

75 FR 6558 - Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-02-10

... credit union, directly or indirectly, to levy or collect any delinquency charge on a payment, which... applicable grace period, when the only delinquency is attributable to late fee(s) or delinquency charge(s...

22 CFR 51.52 - Exemption from payment of passport fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Exemption from payment of passport fees. 51.52 Section 51.52 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.52 Exemption from payment of passport fees. (a) A person who is exempt from the payment of passport fees under...

22 CFR 51.52 - Exemption from payment of passport fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Exemption from payment of passport fees. 51.52 Section 51.52 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.52 Exemption from payment of passport fees. (a) A person who is exempt from the payment of passport fees under...

22 CFR 51.52 - Exemption from payment of passport fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Exemption from payment of passport fees. 51.52 Section 51.52 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.52 Exemption from payment of passport fees. (a) A person who is exempt from the payment of passport fees under...

22 CFR 51.52 - Exemption from payment of passport fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Exemption from payment of passport fees. 51.52 Section 51.52 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.52 Exemption from payment of passport fees. (a) A person who is exempt from the payment of passport fees under...

22 CFR 51.52 - Exemption from payment of passport fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Exemption from payment of passport fees. 51.52 Section 51.52 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.52 Exemption from payment of passport fees. (a) A person who is exempt from the payment of passport fees under...

50 CFR 260.69 - Payment fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payment fees and charges. 260.69 Section... Fishery Products for Human Consumption Fees and Charges § 260.69 Payment fees and charges. Fees and... services rendered. All fees and charges for any inspection service, performed pursuant to the regulations...

Pilot of a mobile money school fee payment system in rural Benin.

PubMed

Adida, Claire L; Chabi Bouko, Adam; Verink, Alex; Chockalingam, Ganz; Burney, Jennifer

2018-01-01

We present a rationale for, and results from, the pilot of a direct individual-to-institution remittance system in the context of school fee payment in rural Benin. Data confirm that school fees act as an impediment to educational attainment, and in very rural poor settings such as northern Benin, students often depend on extended family and kinship networks to pay fees. But existing remittance options are costly, in terms of fees, time, and risk. We pilot a new technology bundle in a single public high school in northeastern Benin, and evaluate its effectiveness. Here we describe the technical and institutional implementation of the project, as well as our findings from the first year of operation. We discuss takeaways and implications for scale-up.

Pilot of a mobile money school fee payment system in rural Benin

PubMed Central

Chabi Bouko, Adam; Verink, Alex; Chockalingam, Ganz; Burney, Jennifer

2018-01-01

We present a rationale for, and results from, the pilot of a direct individual-to-institution remittance system in the context of school fee payment in rural Benin. Data confirm that school fees act as an impediment to educational attainment, and in very rural poor settings such as northern Benin, students often depend on extended family and kinship networks to pay fees. But existing remittance options are costly, in terms of fees, time, and risk. We pilot a new technology bundle in a single public high school in northeastern Benin, and evaluate its effectiveness. Here we describe the technical and institutional implementation of the project, as well as our findings from the first year of operation. We discuss takeaways and implications for scale-up. PMID:29889839

14 CFR 389.21 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Payment of fees. 389.21 Section 389.21...) ORGANIZATION FEES AND CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES Filing and Processing License Fees § 389.21 Payment of fees. (a) Any document or record for which a filing fee is requried by § 389.25 shall be accompanied by...

14 CFR 389.21 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Payment of fees. 389.21 Section 389.21...) ORGANIZATION FEES AND CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES Filing and Processing License Fees § 389.21 Payment of fees. (a) Any document or record for which a filing fee is requried by § 389.25 shall be accompanied by...

30 CFR 250.126 - Electronic payment instructions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... instructions. You must file all payments electronically through Pay.gov. This includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications or filing fee payments. The Pay.gov Web site may be accessed through a link on the MMS Offshore Web site at: http://www.mms.gov/offshore/ homepage or directly through Pay.gov at...

30 CFR 206.361 - How will MMS determine whether my royalty or direct use fee payments are correct?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... electricity or the sale of a geothermal resource, in conducting reviews and audits MMS will examine whether... royalties or direct use fees that you report are subject to monitoring, review, and audit. The MMS may review and audit your data, and MMS will direct you to use a different measure of royalty value, gross...

9 CFR 130.51 - Penalties for nonpayment or late payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... payment. 130.51 Section 130.51 Animals and Animal Products ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USER FEES USER FEES § 130.51 Penalties for nonpayment or late payment. (a) Unpaid... payment is due; (ii) For billed fees, the user fee is unpaid 60 days after date of bill; (iii) The person...

9 CFR 130.51 - Penalties for nonpayment or late payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... payment. 130.51 Section 130.51 Animals and Animal Products ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USER FEES USER FEES § 130.51 Penalties for nonpayment or late payment. (a) Unpaid... payment is due; (ii) For billed fees, the user fee is unpaid 60 days after date of bill; (iii) The person...

9 CFR 130.51 - Penalties for nonpayment or late payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... payment. 130.51 Section 130.51 Animals and Animal Products ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USER FEES USER FEES § 130.51 Penalties for nonpayment or late payment. (a) Unpaid... payment is due; (ii) For billed fees, the user fee is unpaid 60 days after date of bill; (iii) The person...

9 CFR 130.51 - Penalties for nonpayment or late payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... payment. 130.51 Section 130.51 Animals and Animal Products ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USER FEES USER FEES § 130.51 Penalties for nonpayment or late payment. (a) Unpaid... payment is due; (ii) For billed fees, the user fee is unpaid 60 days after date of bill; (iii) The person...

9 CFR 130.51 - Penalties for nonpayment or late payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... payment. 130.51 Section 130.51 Animals and Animal Products ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE USER FEES USER FEES § 130.51 Penalties for nonpayment or late payment. (a) Unpaid... payment is due; (ii) For billed fees, the user fee is unpaid 60 days after date of bill; (iii) The person...

7 CFR 28.115 - Fees and costs; payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Fees and costs; payment. 28.115 Section 28.115... Fees and Costs § 28.115 Fees and costs; payment. All charges for practical forms of cotton standards and all fees and expenses for services of inspection of bales and supervision of sampling...

[Third-party payment system. Analysis of surveys performed in the province of Limbourg and in the department of Louvain].

PubMed

Hoffbauer, J; Serneels, F; Vanbelle, G

1990-01-01

Two inquiries were set up to analyse the attitude to and the use of the direct payment system. This system implies a direct payment of the dentist by the social assurance organisations. Because of the potential fraud, this system is very controversial. Both users and non-users suggested better controls simplified administration and a legal obligation to demand the franchise part of the fees.

34 CFR 5.62 - Advance payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... anticipated cost and obtains satisfactory assurance of full payment if the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees; or (2) Requires an advance payment if the requester has no history of payment. (b) If a requester has previously failed to pay a fee in a timely fashion, the FOI Officer does not...

32 CFR 845.8 - Payment of counsel fees and other expenses.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... be certified to by the officer responsible under § 845.3 (or his designee). Payments of bail may be made when authorized by such officers. Such authorization shall be in the form of a directing letter or...

48 CFR 970.5215-3 - Conditional payment of fee, profit, and other incentives-facility management contracts

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... period, the DOE Operations/Field Office Manager, or designee, may reduce any otherwise earned fee, fixed... prescribed in 970.1504-5(b)(1), insert the following clause: Conditional Payment of Fee, Profit, and Other Incentives—Facility Management Contracts (AUG 2009) (a) General. (1) The payment of earned fee, fixed fee...

46 CFR 5.401 - Payment of witness fees and allowances.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 46 Shipping 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payment of witness fees and allowances. 5.401 Section 5... INVESTIGATION REGULATIONS-PERSONNEL ACTION Witness Fees § 5.401 Payment of witness fees and allowances. (a) Duly... (Standard Form 1157) accompanied by any necessary receipts. (b) Fees and allowances will be paid as provided...

75 FR 76957 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut and Sablefish...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-12-10

... the required payment for IFQ cost recovery fees due by January 31, 2011. DATES: Effective December 10... things, require the Secretary of Commerce to ``collect a fee to recover the actual costs directly related... set forth at Sec. 679.45. Under the regulations, an IFQ permit holder incurs a cost recovery fee...

78 FR 46577 - Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-01

... of a 0.69-percent fee for cost recovery under the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab... for the 2013/2014 crab fishing year so they can calculate the required payment for cost recovery fees... Program includes a cost recovery provision to collect fees to recover the actual costs directly related to...

17 CFR 202.3a - Instructions for filing fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov for the proper format. (2) Instructions for payment of fees by... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Instructions for filing fees... directions listed in this section: § 230.111 of this chapter, § 240.0-9 of this chapter, and § 270.0-8 of...

17 CFR 202.3a - Instructions for filing fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Commission's Web site at http://www.sec.gov for the proper format. (2) Instructions for payment of fees by... 17 Commodity and Securities Exchanges 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Instructions for filing fees... directions listed in this section: § 230.111 of this chapter, § 240.0-9 of this chapter, and § 270.0-8 of...

43 CFR 3830.20 - Payment of service charges, location fees, initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Payment of service charges, location fees, initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and oil shale fees. 3830.20 Section 3830.20 Public Lands..., initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and oil shale fees. ...

43 CFR 3830.20 - Payment of service charges, location fees, initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Payment of service charges, location fees, initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and oil shale fees. 3830.20 Section 3830.20 Public Lands..., initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and oil shale fees. ...

43 CFR 3830.20 - Payment of service charges, location fees, initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Payment of service charges, location fees, initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and oil shale fees. 3830.20 Section 3830.20 Public Lands..., initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and oil shale fees. ...

43 CFR 3830.20 - Payment of service charges, location fees, initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Payment of service charges, location fees, initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and oil shale fees. 3830.20 Section 3830.20 Public Lands..., initial maintenance fees, annual maintenance fees and oil shale fees. ...

Society of Gynecologic Oncology Future of Physician Payment Reform Task Force report: The Endometrial Cancer Alternative Payment Model (ECAP).

PubMed

Ko, Emily M; Havrilesky, Laura J; Alvarez, Ronald D; Zivanovic, Oliver; Boyd, Leslie R; Jewell, Elizabeth L; Timmins, Patrick F; Gibb, Randall S; Jhingran, Anuja; Cohn, David E; Dowdy, Sean C; Powell, Matthew A; Chalas, Eva; Huang, Yongmei; Rathbun, Jill; Wright, Jason D

2018-05-01

Health care in the United States is in the midst of a significant transformation from a "fee for service" to a "fee for value" based model. The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 has only accelerated this transition. Anticipating these reforms, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology developed the Future of Physician Payment Reform Task Force (PPRTF) in 2015 to develop strategies to ensure fair value based reimbursement policies for gynecologic cancer care. The PPRTF elected as a first task to develop an Alternative Payment Model for thesurgical management of low risk endometrial cancer. The history, rationale, and conceptual framework for the development of an Endometrial Cancer Alternative Payment Model are described in this white paper, as well as directions forfuture efforts. Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

7 CFR 505.6 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 6 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Payment of fees. 505.6 Section 505.6 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY FEES FOR LOANS AND COPYING § 505.6 Payment of fees. Charges which...

7 CFR 505.6 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 6 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Payment of fees. 505.6 Section 505.6 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY FEES FOR LOANS AND COPYING § 505.6 Payment of fees. Charges which...

Patient perceptions on physician reimbursement in plastic surgery.

PubMed

Garcia, Ryan M; Cassinelli, Ezequiel H; Hultman, C Scott; Erdmann, Detlev

2014-07-01

Public perception on physician reimbursement may be that considerable payments are received for procedures: a direct contrast to the actual decline. We aim to investigate patient perceptions toward plastic surgeon reimbursements from insurance companies. A survey of 4 common, single-staged procedures was administered to 140 patients. Patients were asked for their opinion on current insurance company reimbursement fees and what they believed the reimbursement fee should be. Eighty-four patients completed the survey. Patients estimated physician's reimbursements at 472% to 1061% more for breast reduction, 347% to 770% for abdominal hernia reconstruction, 372% to 787% for panniculectomy, and 290% to 628% for mandibular fracture repair. Despite these perceived higher-than-actual-fee payments, 87% of patients thought reimbursements should still be higher. Patients surveyed overestimated plastic surgery procedure fees by 290% to 1061%. Patients should be informed and educated regarding current fee schedules to plastic surgeons to correct current misconceptions.

9 CFR 592.500 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Payment of fees and charges. 592.500 Section 592.500 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF EGG PRODUCTS Fees and Charges § 592.500 Payment of fees and charges. (a) Fees and charges for...

9 CFR 592.500 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Payment of fees and charges. 592.500 Section 592.500 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF EGG PRODUCTS Fees and Charges § 592.500 Payment of fees and charges. (a) Fees and charges for...

9 CFR 592.500 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Payment of fees and charges. 592.500 Section 592.500 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF EGG PRODUCTS Fees and Charges § 592.500 Payment of fees and charges. (a) Fees and charges for...

9 CFR 592.500 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 9 Animals and Animal Products 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Payment of fees and charges. 592.500 Section 592.500 Animals and Animal Products FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION VOLUNTARY INSPECTION OF EGG PRODUCTS Fees and Charges § 592.500 Payment of fees and charges. (a) Fees and charges for...

22 CFR 51.54 - Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. 51.54 Section 51.54 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.54 Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. A passport issuing office...

22 CFR 51.54 - Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. 51.54 Section 51.54 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.54 Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. A passport issuing office...

22 CFR 51.54 - Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. 51.54 Section 51.54 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.54 Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. A passport issuing office...

22 CFR 51.54 - Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. 51.54 Section 51.54 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.54 Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. A passport issuing office...

22 CFR 51.54 - Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. 51.54 Section 51.54 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.54 Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees. A passport issuing office...

7 CFR 1962.29 - Payment of fees and insurance premiums.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 14 2010-01-01 2009-01-01 true Payment of fees and insurance premiums. 1962.29... Security § 1962.29 Payment of fees and insurance premiums. (a) Fees. (1) Security instruments. Borrowers... the service cannot be obtained without cost. (b) Insurance premiums. County Supervisors are authorized...

7 CFR 1962.29 - Payment of fees and insurance premiums.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 14 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Payment of fees and insurance premiums. 1962.29... Security § 1962.29 Payment of fees and insurance premiums. (a) Fees. (1) Security instruments. Borrowers... the service cannot be obtained without cost. (b) Insurance premiums. County Supervisors are authorized...

14 CFR 389.12 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Payment of fees and charges. 389.12 Section 389.12 Aeronautics and Space OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS) ORGANIZATION FEES AND CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES Fees for Special Services § 389.12 Payment of...

14 CFR 389.12 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Payment of fees and charges. 389.12 Section 389.12 Aeronautics and Space OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS) ORGANIZATION FEES AND CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES Fees for Special Services § 389.12 Payment of...

44 CFR 354.6 - Billing and payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM § 354.6 Billing and payment of fees. (a) Electronic billing and payment. We will deposit all funds collected under this part to the Radiological Emergency Preparedness Fund as... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Billing and payment of fees...

47 CFR 1.1165 - Payment by cashier's check for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payment by cashier's check for regulatory fees. 1.1165 Section 1.1165 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL PRACTICE AND... regulatory fees. Payment by cashier's check may be required when a person or organization makes payment, on...

47 CFR 1.1158 - Form of payment for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... regulatory fee payment (including a regulatory fee payment submitted with an application in the wireless radio service) made by credit card or money order must be submitted with a completed FCC Form 159...

47 CFR 1.1158 - Form of payment for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... regulatory fee payment (including a regulatory fee payment submitted with an application in the wireless radio service) made by credit card or money order must be submitted with a completed FCC Form 159...

47 CFR 1.1158 - Form of payment for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... regulatory fee payment (including a regulatory fee payment submitted with an application in the wireless radio service) made by credit card or money order must be submitted with a completed FCC Form 159...

32 CFR 299.4 - Responsibilities.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

...) Compiling the annual FOIA report. (c) The Chief, Accounting and Financial Services (DF22) is responsible for... Financial Services, payment may be received directly in Accounting and Financial Services. Such payment may... initiated by Accounting and Financial Services; and (4) Issuing a prompt reimbursement of overpaid fees to...

19 CFR 162.96 - Remission of forfeitures and payment of fees, costs or interest.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Asset Forfeiture Reform Act § 162.96 Remission of forfeitures and payment of fees, costs or interest... for purposes of collection of any fees, costs or interest from the Government. ... 19 Customs Duties 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Remission of forfeitures and payment of fees...

7 CFR 28.183 - Fees and costs; payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 7 Agriculture 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Fees and costs; payment. 28.183 Section 28.183... REGULATIONS COTTON CLASSING, TESTING, AND STANDARDS Classification for Foreign Growth Cotton § 28.183 Fees and costs; payment. The provisions of §§ 28.115 through 28.126 relating to fees, costs, and method of...

76 FR 65741 - Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2012

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-10-24

... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Customs and Border Protection Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for... 2012 in accordance with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. DATES: Payment of the 2012 Customs Broker User Fee..., an annual user fee of $138 is to be assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held...

20 CFR 416.1517 - Demonstration project on direct payment of fees to non-attorneys.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Protection Act of 2004 (SSPA), Public Law 108-203, requires the Commissioner of Social Security (Commissioner... fees to non-attorneys. 416.1517 Section 416.1517 Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME FOR THE AGED, BLIND, AND DISABLED Representation of Parties § 416.1517...

Fee-for-service will remain a feature of major payment reforms, requiring more changes in Medicare physician payment.

PubMed

Ginsburg, Paul B

2012-09-01

Many health policy analysts envision provider payment reforms currently under development as replacements for the traditional fee-for-service payment system. Reforms include per episode bundled payment and elements of capitation, such as global payments or accountable care organizations. But even if these approaches succeed and are widely adopted, the core method of payment to many physicians for the services they provide is likely to remain fee-for-service. It is therefore critical to address the current shortcomings in the Medicare physician fee schedule, because it will affect physician incentives and will continue to play an important role in determining the payment amounts under payment reform. This article reviews how the current payment system developed and is applied, and it highlights areas that require careful review and modification to ensure the success of broader payment reform.

29 CFR 1610.15 - Schedule of fees and method of payment for services rendered.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 29 Labor 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Schedule of fees and method of payment for services... of fees and method of payment for services rendered. (a) Fees shall be assessed in accordance with... request is made by an educational or noncommercial scientific institution, or a representative of the news...

19 CFR 171.24 - Remission of forfeitures and payment of fees, costs or interest.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Disposition of Petitions § 171.24 Remission of forfeitures and payment of fees, costs or interest. Any seizure... fees, costs or interest from the Government. [T.D. 00-88, 65 FR 78093, Dec. 14, 2000] ... 19 Customs Duties 2 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Remission of forfeitures and payment of fees...

78 FR 46955 - Animal Drug User Fee Rates and Payment Procedures for Fiscal Year 2014

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-02

...] Animal Drug User Fee Rates and Payment Procedures for Fiscal Year 2014 AGENCY: Food and Drug... payment procedures for fiscal year (FY) 2014 animal drug user fees. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic... submissions. This notice establishes the fee rates for FY 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit FDA's...

10 CFR 1004.9 - Fees for providing records.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... full payment where the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees, or require an advance payment of an amount up to the full estimated charges in the case of requesters with no history of payment. (ii) A requester has previously failed to pay a fee in a timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days of the...

37 CFR 1.317 - Lapsed patents; delayed payment of balance of issue fee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... payment of balance of issue fee. 1.317 Section 1.317 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES... Processing Provisions Allowance and Issue of Patent § 1.317 Lapsed patents; delayed payment of balance of... is required at the time the issue fee is paid, any remaining balance of the issue fee is to be paid...

37 CFR 1.317 - Lapsed patents; delayed payment of balance of issue fee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... payment of balance of issue fee. 1.317 Section 1.317 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES... Processing Provisions Allowance and Issue of Patent § 1.317 Lapsed patents; delayed payment of balance of... is required at the time the issue fee is paid, any remaining balance of the issue fee is to be paid...

7 CFR 505.6 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY FEES FOR LOANS AND COPYING § 505.6 Payment of fees. NAL charges for interlibrary loans through OCLC's IFM Program (an electronic debit/credit payment program for libraries using...

7 CFR 505.6 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL LIBRARY FEES FOR LOANS AND COPYING § 505.6 Payment of fees. NAL charges for interlibrary loans through OCLC's IFM Program (an electronic debit/credit payment program for libraries using...

7 CFR 56.45 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (CONTINUED) VOLUNTARY GRADING OF SHELL EGGS Grading of Shell Eggs Fees and Charges § 56.45 Payment of fees and charges. (a) Fees and charges...

7 CFR 56.45 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... AGRICULTURAL MARKETING ACT OF 1946 AND THE EGG PRODUCTS INSPECTION ACT (CONTINUED) VOLUNTARY GRADING OF SHELL EGGS Grading of Shell Eggs Fees and Charges § 56.45 Payment of fees and charges. (a) Fees and charges...

10 CFR 766.106 - Late payment fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Late payment fees. 766.106 Section 766.106 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING FUND; PROCEDURES FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC UTILITIES Procedures for Special Assessment § 766.106 Late payment fees. In the case...

10 CFR 766.106 - Late payment fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Late payment fees. 766.106 Section 766.106 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING FUND; PROCEDURES FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC UTILITIES Procedures for Special Assessment § 766.106 Late payment fees. In the case...

10 CFR 766.106 - Late payment fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 10 Energy 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Late payment fees. 766.106 Section 766.106 Energy DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY URANIUM ENRICHMENT DECONTAMINATION AND DECOMMISSIONING FUND; PROCEDURES FOR SPECIAL ASSESSMENT OF DOMESTIC UTILITIES Procedures for Special Assessment § 766.106 Late payment fees. In the case...

10 CFR 170.12 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 10 Energy 2 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Payment of fees. 170.12 Section 170.12 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED General Provisions § 170.12 Payment of...

10 CFR 170.12 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 10 Energy 2 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Payment of fees. 170.12 Section 170.12 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED General Provisions § 170.12 Payment of...

10 CFR 170.12 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 10 Energy 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Payment of fees. 170.12 Section 170.12 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED General Provisions § 170.12 Payment of...

10 CFR 170.12 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... 10 Energy 2 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Payment of fees. 170.12 Section 170.12 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED General Provisions § 170.12 Payment of...

10 CFR 170.12 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 10 Energy 2 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Payment of fees. 170.12 Section 170.12 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) FEES FOR FACILITIES, MATERIALS, IMPORT AND EXPORT LICENSES, AND OTHER REGULATORY SERVICES UNDER THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT OF 1954, AS AMENDED General Provisions § 170.12 Payment of...

46 CFR 308.3 - Applications for insurance; warranties; supporting documents; payment of binder fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... documents; payment of binder fees. 308.3 Section 308.3 Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE General § 308.3 Applications for insurance; warranties; supporting documents; payment of binder fees. (a) Application, binder forms. A single application for War...

46 CFR 308.3 - Applications for insurance; warranties; supporting documents; payment of binder fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... documents; payment of binder fees. 308.3 Section 308.3 Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE General § 308.3 Applications for insurance; warranties; supporting documents; payment of binder fees. (a) Application, binder forms. A single application for War...

46 CFR 308.3 - Applications for insurance; warranties; supporting documents; payment of binder fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... documents; payment of binder fees. 308.3 Section 308.3 Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE General § 308.3 Applications for insurance; warranties; supporting documents; payment of binder fees. (a) Application, binder forms. A single application for War...

46 CFR 308.3 - Applications for insurance; warranties; supporting documents; payment of binder fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... documents; payment of binder fees. 308.3 Section 308.3 Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE General § 308.3 Applications for insurance; warranties; supporting documents; payment of binder fees. (a) Application, binder forms. A single application for War...

31 CFR 560.509 - Certain transactions related to patents, trademarks, and copyrights authorized.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... intellectual property protection in the United States or Iran are authorized, including importation of or dealing in Iranian-origin services, payment for such services, and payment to persons in Iran directly... Government or the Government of Iran, or of the reasonable and customary fees and charges currently due to...

31 CFR 560.509 - Certain transactions related to patents, trademarks, and copyrights authorized.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... intellectual property protection in the United States or Iran are authorized, including importation of or dealing in Iranian-origin services, payment for such services, and payment to persons in Iran directly... Government or the Government of Iran, or of the reasonable and customary fees and charges currently due to...

30 CFR 250.126 - Electronic payment instructions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

....gov. This includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications or filing fee payments. The Pay.gov Web site may be accessed through a link on the MMS Offshore Web site at: http://www.mms.gov/offshore/ homepage or directly through Pay.gov at: https://www.pay.gov/paygov/. (a) If you submitted an application...

12 CFR 622.106 - Service of subpoena and payment of witness fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... courts of the United States. The fees and mileage need not be tendered at the time a subpoena is served. (b) Motions to quash. Any person to whom a subpoena is directed may, prior to the time specified... Board, determines in his, her, or its discretion, to be just, reasonable, and proper. ...

37 CFR 261.4 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees and statements of account.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... royalty fees and statements of account. 261.4 Section 261.4 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COPYRIGHT ARBITRATION ROYALTY PANEL RULES AND PROCEDURES RATES AND TERMS FOR... payment of royalty fees and statements of account. (a) A Licensee shall make the royalty payments due...

76 FR 26750 - Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information Collection; Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-05-09

... collection under review: Visa Processing Fee Payment; OMB control No. 1615-New. The Department of Homeland... . When submitting comments by e-mail please make sure to add Visa Processing Fee Payment in the subject...: Visa Processing Fee Payment. (3) Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the...

76 FR 11805 - Agency Information Collection Activities: New Information Collection: Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-03-03

... Collection Under Review: OMB 63, Visa Processing Fee Payment; OMB Control No. 1615-New. * * * * * The..., please make sure to add Visa Processing Fee Payment in the subject box. Note: The address listed in this notice should only be used to submit comments concerning OMB 63, Visa Processing Fee Payment. Please do...

42 CFR 414.64 - Payment for medical nutrition therapy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Payment for medical nutrition therapy. 414.64... Physicians and Other Practitioners § 414.64 Payment for medical nutrition therapy. (a) Payment under the physician fee schedule. Medicare payment for medical nutrition therapy is made under the physician fee...

42 CFR 414.64 - Payment for medical nutrition therapy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Payment for medical nutrition therapy. 414.64... Physicians and Other Practitioners § 414.64 Payment for medical nutrition therapy. (a) Payment under the physician fee schedule. Medicare payment for medical nutrition therapy is made under the physician fee...

42 CFR 414.64 - Payment for medical nutrition therapy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Payment for medical nutrition therapy. 414.64... Other Practitioners § 414.64 Payment for medical nutrition therapy. (a) Payment under the physician fee schedule. Medicare payment for medical nutrition therapy is made under the physician fee schedule in...

42 CFR 414.64 - Payment for medical nutrition therapy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payment for medical nutrition therapy. 414.64... Other Practitioners § 414.64 Payment for medical nutrition therapy. (a) Payment under the physician fee schedule. Medicare payment for medical nutrition therapy is made under the physician fee schedule in...

42 CFR 414.64 - Payment for medical nutrition therapy.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Payment for medical nutrition therapy. 414.64... Physicians and Other Practitioners § 414.64 Payment for medical nutrition therapy. (a) Payment under the physician fee schedule. Medicare payment for medical nutrition therapy is made under the physician fee...

Two Wrongs Do Not Make a Right: Flaws in Alternatives to Fee-for-Service Payment Plans Do Not Mean Fee-for-Service Is a Good Solution to Rising Prices Comment on "Fee-for-Service Payment - An Evil Practice That Must Be Stamped Out?".

PubMed

Koppel, Ross

2015-05-11

Professor Naoki Ikegami's "Fee-for-service payment - an evil practice that must be stamped out" summarizes many of the failings of alternatives to fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems. His article also offers several suggestions for improving FFS systems. However, even powerful arguments against many of the alternatives to FFS, does not make a convincing argument for FFS systems. In addition, there are significant misunderstandings in Professor Ikegami's presentation of and use of United States payment methods, the role of private vs. public insurance systems, and the increasing role of "accountable care organizations. © 2015 by Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

42 CFR 422.216 - Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans... With Providers § 422.216 Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans. (a) Payment to providers—(1) Payment rate. (i) The MA organization must establish payment rates for plan covered items and...

42 CFR 422.216 - Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans... With Providers § 422.216 Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans. (a) Payment to providers—(1) Payment rate. (i) The MA organization must establish payment rates for plan covered items and...

42 CFR 422.216 - Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans... With Providers § 422.216 Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans. (a) Payment to providers—(1) Payment rate. (i) The MA organization must establish payment rates for plan covered items and...

29 CFR 4901.33 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

...: (i) Where the requester has a history of prompt payment of fees under this part, the PBGC will notify... requester has no history of payment for requests made pursuant to FOIA and this part, the PBGC may require... requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days of the date...

11 CFR 9405.11 - Miscellaneous fee provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... where the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees or require an advance payment of an amount up to the full estimated charges in the case of requesters with no history of payment; or (2) A requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days of the date...

28 CFR 505.6 - Procedures for payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... ADMINISTRATION COST OF INCARCERATION FEE § 505.6 Procedures for payment. Fees imposed pursuant to this part are... financial responsibility program (see 28 CFR part 545, subpart B), fees are to be included under the... included in that same category. Fees may be subject to interest charges. ...

12 CFR 706.4 - Late charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... indirectly, to levy or collect any delinquency charge on a payment, which payment is otherwise a full payment... only delinquency is attributable to late fee(s) or delinquency charge(s) assessed on earlier...

30 CFR 870.21 - Late payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Government. The Treasury current value of funds rate is published annually in the Federal Register and on... fees and interest. (c) When a reclamation fee debt is more than 91 days overdue, a 6 percent annual... fee was owed are subject to interest. Late reclamation fee payments are subject to interest at the...

42 CFR 422.216 - Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans... Providers § 422.216 Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans. (a) Payment to providers—(1) Payment rate. (i) The MA organization must establish payment rates for plan covered items and services that...

42 CFR 422.216 - Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans... Providers § 422.216 Special rules for MA private fee-for-service plans. (a) Payment to providers—(1) Payment rate. (i) The MA organization must establish payment rates for plan covered items and services that...

78 FR 46958 - Animal Generic Drug User Fee Rates and Payment Procedures for Fiscal Year 2014

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-02

...] Animal Generic Drug User Fee Rates and Payment Procedures for Fiscal Year 2014 AGENCY: Food and Drug... and payment procedures for fiscal year (FY) 2014 generic new animal drug user fees. The Federal Food... for FY 2014. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Visit FDA's Web site at http://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry...

47 CFR 1.1910 - Effect of insufficient fee payments, delinquent debts, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

...), supplied when the entity acquired or was assigned an FRN. See 47 CFR 1.8002(b)(1). (b)(1) Applications by... 47 Telecommunication 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Effect of insufficient fee payments, delinquent... receiving Federal benefits (see, e.g., 31 CFR 285.13; 47 CFR part 1, subpart P). (2) Fee payments...

40 CFR 1601.33 - Miscellaneous fee provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees. In the case of requesters with no history of payment... be incurred; or (ii) The requester has previously failed to pay a fee in a timely fashion, i.e...

18 CFR 381.105 - Method of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Method of payment. 381.105 Section 381.105 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REVISED GENERAL RULES FEES General Provisions § 381.105 Method of payment. Fee payment...

18 CFR 381.105 - Method of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 18 Conservation of Power and Water Resources 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Method of payment. 381.105 Section 381.105 Conservation of Power and Water Resources FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY REVISED GENERAL RULES FEES General Provisions § 381.105 Method of payment. Fee payment...

76 FR 1626 - Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2011

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-01-11

... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs Brokers User Fee... in accordance with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. DATES: Payment of the 2011 Customs Broker User Fee is... annual user fee of $138 is to be assessed for each customs broker permit and national permit held by an...

29 CFR 70.43 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Secretary of Labor PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS Costs for Production of Records § 70.43 Payment of fees. (a) De minimis costs. Where the cost of collecting and processing a fee to be... and review time and copying costs. Where a disclosure officer determines or estimates that a total fee...

7 CFR 500.25 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... enters into an agreement to allow USNA visitors and users to make payment in the form of a credit card, USNA visitors and users who are assessed user fees may pay those fees with a credit card subject to the...

7 CFR 500.25 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... enters into an agreement to allow USNA visitors and users to make payment in the form of a credit card, USNA visitors and users who are assessed user fees may pay those fees with a credit card subject to the...

7 CFR 500.25 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... enters into an agreement to allow USNA visitors and users to make payment in the form of a credit card, USNA visitors and users who are assessed user fees may pay those fees with a credit card subject to the...

7 CFR 500.25 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... enters into an agreement to allow USNA visitors and users to make payment in the form of a credit card, USNA visitors and users who are assessed user fees may pay those fees with a credit card subject to the...

7 CFR 500.25 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... enters into an agreement to allow USNA visitors and users to make payment in the form of a credit card, USNA visitors and users who are assessed user fees may pay those fees with a credit card subject to the...

The impact of physician payment methods on raising the efficiency of the healthcare system: an international comparison.

PubMed

Simoens, Steven; Giuffrida, Antonio

2004-01-01

This article reviews policies on physician payment methods that Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries have implemented to promote an efficient deployment of physicians. Countries' experiences show that payment by fee-for-service, capitation and salary influences physician activity levels and productivity. However, the impact of these simple payment methods is complex and may be diluted by clinical, demographic, ethical and organisational factors. Policies that have attempted to curb health expenditure by controlling fee levels have sometimes been eroded by physicians increasing the volume of service supply, or providing services that attract higher fees. Flexible blended payment methods based on the combination of a fixed component, through either capitation or salary, and a variable component, through fee-for-service, may produce a desirable mix of incentives. Integrating such blended payment methods with mechanisms to monitor physician activity may offer potential success.

41 CFR 301-71.212 - Should we report late payment fees as wages on a Form W-2?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Should we report late payment fees as wages on a Form W-2? 301-71.212 Section 301-71.212 Public Contracts and Property... late payment fees as wages on a Form W-2? No, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined that...

Paying to Get Paid.

PubMed

Sorrel, Amy Lynn

2015-12-01

Some health plans and third-party vendors that process plan payments are moving to virtual credit cards, without warning and without much explanation of fees or opt-out procedures. Physician practices don't have to accept the financial and administrative costs associated with virtual cards. TMA officials say doctors have a choice and the right to demand that their payers issue payments via direct deposit.

Informal payments for healthcare services and short-term effects of the introduction of visit fee on these payments in Hungary.

PubMed

Baji, Petra; Pavlova, Milena; Gulácsi, László; Zsófia, Homolyáné Csete; Groot, Wim

2012-01-01

The objective of this paper is to study the short-term effects of the introduction of the visit fee in Hungary in 2007 on informal patient payments. We present the pattern of informal payments in primary, out-patient specialist and in in-patient care in the period before and shortly after the visit fee was introduced. We also analyse whether in the short run, the introduction of visit fee decreased the probability of paying informally. For the analysis, we use a dataset for a representative sample of 2500 respondents collected in 2007 shortly after the introduction of the visit fee, which contains data on informal payments for healthcare services. According to our results, 9% of the patients paid informally during their last visit to GP (2 Euros on average), 14% paid informally for specialist care (35 Euros on average) and 50% paid informally for hospitalisation (58 Euros on average). We find a significant reduction in the probability of paying informally only for elderly patients in case of in-patient care. Our results suggest that informal payments are widely spread in Hungary, especially in in-patient care. The short run potential of the introduction of the visit fee to reduce informal payments seems to be minor. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Allocating Practice Expense Under the Medicare Fee Schedule

PubMed Central

Pope, Gregory C.; Burge, Russel T.

1993-01-01

Currently, relative value units for practice expense are determined under the Medicare fee schedule (MFS) using historical physician charges. This seems inconsistent with the goal of a resource-based fee schedule. A specialty resource-based method of determining practice expense payments is presented and simulated here. The method assumes that, for each service, the payment for practice expense should be the same proportion of the total payment as actual physician practice expenses are of total practice revenues. A comparison with the approach developed by the Physician Payment Review Commission (PPRC) shows similar fees, but the specialty-based method proposed here requires no data beyond what is already employed in the MFS. PMID:10130574

22 CFR 51.50 - Form of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2012-04-01 2012-04-01 false Form of payment. 51.50 Section 51.50 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.50 Form of payment. Passport fees must be paid in U.S. currency or in other forms of payments permitted by the Department. ...

22 CFR 51.50 - Form of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Form of payment. 51.50 Section 51.50 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.50 Form of payment. Passport fees must be paid in U.S. currency or in other forms of payments permitted by the Department. ...

22 CFR 51.50 - Form of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Form of payment. 51.50 Section 51.50 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.50 Form of payment. Passport fees must be paid in U.S. currency or in other forms of payments permitted by the Department. ...

22 CFR 51.50 - Form of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Form of payment. 51.50 Section 51.50 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.50 Form of payment. Passport fees must be paid in U.S. currency or in other forms of payments permitted by the Department. ...

22 CFR 51.50 - Form of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Form of payment. 51.50 Section 51.50 Foreign Relations DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.50 Form of payment. Passport fees must be paid in U.S. currency or in other forms of payments permitted by the Department. ...

20 CFR 702.135 - Payment of claimant's witness fees and mileage in disputed claims.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... there may be further assessed against such employer or carrier as costs, fees and mileage for necessary..., as the case may be. The amounts awarded against an employer or carrier as attorney's fees, costs... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Payment of claimant's witness fees and...

21 CFR 1314.42 - Self-certification fee; time and method of fee payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 21 Food and Drugs 9 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Self-certification fee; time and method of fee payment. 1314.42 Section 1314.42 Food and Drugs DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RETAIL SALE OF SCHEDULED LISTED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS Sales by Regulated Sellers § 1314.42 Self-certification...

21 CFR 1314.42 - Self-certification fee; time and method of fee payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... 21 Food and Drugs 9 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Self-certification fee; time and method of fee payment. 1314.42 Section 1314.42 Food and Drugs DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE RETAIL SALE OF SCHEDULED LISTED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS Sales by Regulated Sellers § 1314.42 Self-certification...

47 CFR 1.1182 - Schedule of fees for products and services provided by the Commission in connection with...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Schedule of fees for products and services... Procedures for Payment § 1.1182 Schedule of fees for products and services provided by the Commission in connection with competitive bidding procedures. Product or service Fee amount Payment procedure On-line...

45 CFR 2507.8 - How are fees determined?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... assessable charges are likely to exceed $250.00, and the requester has no history of payment of FOIA fees. (Where the requester has a history of prompt payment of fees, the Corporation shall notify the requester... failed to pay a FOIA fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days of the date of the billing...

Performance evaluation of a health insurance in Nigeria using optimal resource use: health care providers perspectives

PubMed Central

2014-01-01

Background Performance measures are often neglected during the transition period of national health insurance scheme implementation in many low and middle income countries. These measurements evaluate the extent to which various aspects of the schemes meet their key objectives. This study assesses the implementation of a health insurance scheme using optimal resource use domains and examines possible factors that influence each domain, according to providers’ perspectives. Methods A retrospective, cross-sectional survey was done between August and December 2010 in Kaduna state, and 466 health care provider personnel were interviewed. Optimal-resource-use was defined in four domains: provider payment mechanism (capitation and fee-for-service payment methods), benefit package, administrative efficiency, and active monitoring mechanism. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify provider factors that may influence each domain. Results In the provider payment mechanism domain, capitation payment method (95%) performed better than fee-for-service payment method (62%). Benefit package domain performed strongly (97%), while active monitoring mechanism performed weakly (37%). In the administrative efficiency domain, both promptness of referral system (80%) and prompt arrival of funds (93%) performed well. At the individual level, providers with fewer enrolees encountered difficulties with reimbursement. Other factors significantly influenced each of the optimal-resource-use domains. Conclusions Fee-for-service payment method and claims review, in the provider payment and active monitoring mechanisms, respectively, performed weakly according to the providers’ (at individual-level) perspectives. A short-fall on the supply-side of health insurance could lead to a direct or indirect adverse effect on the demand-side of the scheme. Capitation payment per enrolees should be revised to conform to economic circumstances. Performance indicators and providers’ characteristics and experiences associated with resource use can assist policy makers to monitor and evaluate health insurance implementation. PMID:24628889

The effects of competition on medical service provision.

PubMed

Brosig-Koch, Jeannette; Hehenkamp, Burkhard; Kokot, Johanna

2017-12-01

We explore how competition between physicians affects medical service provision. Previous research has shown that, without competition, physicians deviate from patient-optimal treatment under payment systems like capitation and fee-for-service. Although competition might reduce these distortions, physicians usually interact with each other repeatedly over time and only a fraction of patients switches providers at all. Both patterns might prevent competition to work in the desired direction. To analyze the behavioral effects of competition, we develop a theoretical benchmark that is then tested in a controlled laboratory experiment. Experimental conditions vary physician payment and patient characteristics. Real patients benefit from provision decisions made in the experiment. Our results reveal that, in line with the theoretical prediction, introducing competition can reduce overprovision and underprovision, respectively. The observed effects depend on patient characteristics and the payment system, though. Tacit collusion is observed and particularly pronounced with fee-for-service payment, but it appears to be less frequent than in related experimental research on price competition. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

12 CFR 792.26 - Will I be asked to pay fees in advance?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... have no history of payment; or (b) You have previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely fashion... and obtain satisfactory assurance of full payment where you have a history of prompt payment of FOIA...

37 CFR 1.17 - Patent application and reexamination processing fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... decision on petition refusing to accept delayed payment of maintenance fee in an expired patent. § 1.741(b... and record payment of a maintenance fee filed prior to expiration of a patent. § 1.550(c)—for patent... application from issue. § 1.314—to defer issuance of a patent. (i) Processing fee for taking action under one...

12 CFR 8.7 - Payment of interest on delinquent assessments and examination and investigation fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... thereafter up to and including the day payment is received. Interest will be simple interest, calculated for... 12 Banks and Banking 1 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Payment of interest on delinquent assessments..., DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ASSESSMENT OF FEES § 8.7 Payment of interest on delinquent assessments and...

14 CFR 1206.704 - Advance payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... where the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees, or require an advance payment of an amount up to the full estimated charges in the case of requesters with no history of payment; or (2) A requester has previously failed to pay a fee in a timely fashion (within 30 days of billing), then NASA may...

24 CFR 2002.15 - Advance payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... where the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees, or require an advance payment of an amount up to the full estimated charges in the case of requesters with no history of payment; or (2) Where a requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days...

Industry Funding Among Leadership in Medical Oncology and Radiation Oncology in 2015.

PubMed

Yoo, Stella K; Ahmed, Awad A; Ileto, Jan; Zaorsky, Nicholas G; Deville, Curtiland; Holliday, Emma B; Wilson, Lynn D; Jagsi, Reshma; Thomas, Charles R

2017-10-01

To quantify and determine the relationship between oncology departmental/division heads and private industry vis-à-vis potential financial conflict of interests (FCOIs) as publicly reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Open Payments database. We extracted the names of the chairs/chiefs in medical oncology (MO) and chairs of radiation oncology (RO) for 81 different institutions with both RO and MO training programs as reported by the Association of American Medical Colleges. For each leader, the amount of consulting fees and research payments received in 2015 was determined. Logistic modeling was used to assess associations between the 2 endpoints of receiving a consulting fee and receiving a research payment with various institution-specific and practitioner-specific variables included as covariates: specialty, sex, National Cancer Institute designation, PhD status, and geographic region. The majority of leaders in MO were reported to have received consulting fees or research payments (69.5%) compared with a minority of RO chairs (27.2%). Among those receiving payments, the average (range) consulting fee was $13,413 ($200-$70,423) for MO leaders and $6463 ($837-$16,205) for RO chairs; the average research payment for MO leaders receiving payments was $240,446 ($156-$1,234,762) and $295,089 ($160-$1,219,564) for RO chairs. On multivariable regression when the endpoint was receipt of a research payment, those receiving a consulting fee (odds ratio [OR]: 5.34; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.22-13.65) and MO leaders (OR: 5.54; 95% CI: 2.62-12.18) were more likely to receive research payments. Examination of the receipt of consulting fees as the endpoint showed that those receiving a research payment (OR: 5.41; 95% CI: 2.23-13.99) and MO leaders (OR: 3.06; 95% CI: 1.21-8.13) were more likely to receive a consulting fee. Leaders in academic oncology receive consulting or research payments from industry. Relationships between oncology leaders and industry can be beneficial, but guidance is needed to develop consistent institutional policies to manage FCOIs. Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

41 CFR 301-52.22 - Will any late payment fees I receive be reported as wages on a Form W-2?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 41 Public Contracts and Property Management 4 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Will any late payment fees I receive be reported as wages on a Form W-2? 301-52.22 Section 301-52.22 Public Contracts and... Will any late payment fees I receive be reported as wages on a Form W-2? No, the Internal Revenue...

47 CFR 76.942 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... franchising authority must return to the cable operator an amount equal to that portion of the franchise fee... return the franchise fee overcharge either in an immediate lump sum payment, or the cable operator may deduct it from the cable system's future franchise fee payments. The franchising authority has the...

47 CFR 76.942 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... franchising authority must return to the cable operator an amount equal to that portion of the franchise fee... return the franchise fee overcharge either in an immediate lump sum payment, or the cable operator may deduct it from the cable system's future franchise fee payments. The franchising authority has the...

47 CFR 76.942 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... franchising authority must return to the cable operator an amount equal to that portion of the franchise fee... return the franchise fee overcharge either in an immediate lump sum payment, or the cable operator may deduct it from the cable system's future franchise fee payments. The franchising authority has the...

47 CFR 76.942 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... franchising authority must return to the cable operator an amount equal to that portion of the franchise fee... return the franchise fee overcharge either in an immediate lump sum payment, or the cable operator may deduct it from the cable system's future franchise fee payments. The franchising authority has the...

47 CFR 76.942 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... franchising authority must return to the cable operator an amount equal to that portion of the franchise fee... return the franchise fee overcharge either in an immediate lump sum payment, or the cable operator may deduct it from the cable system's future franchise fee payments. The franchising authority has the...

Medicare program; revisions to payment policies under the physician fee schedule, clinical laboratory fee schedule & other revisions to Part B for CY 2014. Final rule with comment period.

PubMed

2013-12-10

This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, clinical laboratory fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. This final rule with comment period also includes a discussion in the Supplementary Information regarding various programs. (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in the final rule with comment period.)

75 FR 73169 - Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-11-29

...This final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. It finalizes the calendar year (CY) 2010 interim relative value units (RVUs) and issues interim RVUs for new and revised procedure codes for CY 2011. It also addresses, implements, or discusses certain provisions of both the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA). In addition, this final rule with comment period discusses payments under the Ambulance Fee Schedule (AFS), the Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) payment system, and the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (CLFS), payments to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) facilities, and payments for Part B drugs. Finally, this final rule with comment period also includes a discussion regarding the Chiropractic Services Demonstration program, the Competitive Bidding Program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (CBP DMEPOS), and provider and supplier enrollment issues associated with air ambulances.

Payment Reduction and Medicare Private Fee-for-Service Plans

PubMed Central

Frakt, Austin B.; Pizer, Steven D.; Feldman, Roger

2009-01-01

Medicare private fee-for-service (PFFS) plans are paid like other Medicare Advantage (MA) plans but are exempt from many MA requirements. Recently, Congress set average payments well above the costs of traditional fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare, inducing dramatic increases in PFFS plan enrollment. This has significant implications for Medicare's budget, provoking calls for policy change. We predict the effect of proposals to cut PFFS payments on PFFS plan participation and enrollment. We find that small reductions in payment rates would reduce PFFS participation and enrollment; if Congress reduces payments to traditional FFS levels it would cause the vast majority (85 percent) of PFFS plans to exit the market. PMID:19544932

42 CFR 414.620 - Publication of the ambulance fee schedule.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Section 414.620 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES Fee Schedule for Ambulance Services § 414.620 Publication of the ambulance fee schedule. Changes in payment rates resulting...

47 CFR 76.961 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... franchising authority must return to the cable operator an amount equal to that portion of the franchise fee... the franchise fee overcharge either in an immediate lump sum payment, or the cable operator may deduct it from the cable system's future franchise fee payments. [58 FR 29753, May 21, 1993, as amended at...

How do Medicare Physician Fees Compare With Private Payers?

PubMed Central

Miller, Mark E.; Zuckerman, Stephen; Gates, Michael

1993-01-01

Under the new fee schedule, Medicare physician fees are 76 percent of private fees. Consistent with the intent of payment reform, Medicare physician fees more closely approximate private fees for visits (93 percent) than for surgery (51 percent) and in rural areas as compared with large metropolitan areas. Variation in private fees across the country is considerably greater than it is for Medicare fees. Consequently, Medicare fees are most generous in areas that compare least favorably with the private market because private fees in these areas are well above average. These results shed light on the impact of the fee schedule and on the implications of using Medicare payment methods as part of a broad-based health reform. PMID:10130578

24 CFR 882.403 - ACC, housing assistance payments contract, and lease.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM, SECTION 202 SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY PROGRAM AND SECTION 811 SUPPORTIVE... contracted for is the total of the Moderate Rehabilitation Fair Market Rents for all the units. The fee for...

48 CFR 1215.404-470 - Payment of profit or fee.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 5 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payment of profit or fee. 1215.404-470 Section 1215.404-470 Federal Acquisition Regulations System DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION Contract Pricing 1215.404-470 Payment of...

Fee-for-service payment - an evil practice that must be stamped out?

PubMed

Ikegami, Naoki

2015-02-01

Co-opting physicians to regulate Fee-for-Service (FFS) payment is more feasible and simpler to administer than capitation, Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs) and pay-for-performance. The key lies in designing and revising the fee schedule, which not only defines and sets the fee for each item, but also the conditions of billing. Adherence to these regulations must be strictly audited in order to control volume and costs, and to assure quality. The fee schedule requires periodic revisions on an item-by-item basis in order to maintain balance among the providers, to list new drugs, devices and equipment, and to reflect the lower market prices of existing ones. Implementing the fee schedule will facilitate the control of balance billing and extra billing, and the introduction of more sophisticated methods of payment in the future.

34 CFR 685.301 - Origination of a loan by a Direct Loan Program school.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

..., religion, national origin, age, disability status, or income. (9) A school may not assess a fee for the... 34 Education 4 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Origination of a loan by a Direct Loan Program school... LOAN PROGRAM Requirements, Standards, and Payments for Direct Loan Program Schools § 685.301...

37 CFR 201.6 - Payment and refund of Copyright Office fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Payment and refund of Copyright Office fees. 201.6 Section 201.6 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF... stamps. (3) For services where fees are calculated on an hourly basis, such as preparation of a search...

37 CFR 201.6 - Payment and refund of Copyright Office fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Payment and refund of Copyright Office fees. 201.6 Section 201.6 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE... stamps. (3) For services where fees are calculated on an hourly basis, such as preparation of a search...

37 CFR 201.6 - Payment and refund of Copyright Office fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Payment and refund of Copyright Office fees. 201.6 Section 201.6 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF... stamps. (3) For services where fees are calculated on an hourly basis, such as preparation of a search...

11 CFR 4.9 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Commission will notify the requestor of the likely cost and, where the requestor has a history of prompt... FOIA fee payment history, the Commission will require an advance payment of an amount up to the full estimated charges; or (2) A requestor has previously failed to pay a fee in a timely fashion (i.e., within...

47 CFR 1.1157 - Payment of charges for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... regulatory fees applicable to certain wireless radio, mass media, common carrier, cable and international... installment payments may be cancelled. (d) Any Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) licensee subject to...

47 CFR 1.1157 - Payment of charges for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... regulatory fees applicable to certain wireless radio, mass media, common carrier, cable and international... installment payments may be cancelled. (d) Any Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) licensee subject to...

47 CFR 1.1157 - Payment of charges for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... regulatory fees applicable to certain wireless radio, mass media, common carrier, cable and international... installment payments may be cancelled. (d) Any Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) licensee subject to...

The Economics of Provider Payment Reform: Are Accountable Care Organizations the Answer?

PubMed

Feldman, Roger

2015-08-01

A remarkable consensus has developed that the fee-for-service (FFS) approach for paying medical providers must be replaced. This payment approach is said to increase the volume of services without improving care coordination. In response to these calls, Medicare and private payers are experimenting with payment systems that combine the basic element of FFS - a fee for each service - with arrangements that allow providers to share the savings if they hold total spending per patient below a targeted amount. Medicare's accountable care organizations (ACOs) embody the shared savings approach to payment reform. Private payers have introduced total cost of care contracting (TCOC) in several locations. This article questions the consensus that FFS must go. If the fees are too high, then someone needs to "bite the bullet" and reduce fees in key areas. Hoping to control overspending by investment in ACOs is wishful thinking. I describe the theory and practice of shared savings payment systems and summarize recent TCOC contracting initiatives in the private sector. Medicare's shared savings approach is likely to be less effective than private contracts. Cutting providers' fees would be more efficient. Finally, the new payment models in the Affordable Care Act will not ease the problem of high prices for private payers. Copyright © 2015 by Duke University Press.

12 CFR 535.4 - Late charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... delinquency charge on a payment, which payment is otherwise a full payment for the applicable period and is paid on its due date or within an applicable grace period, when the only delinquency is attributable to late fee(s) or delinquency charge(s) assessed on earlier installment(s). (b) For the purposes of this...

Medical ethics and the payment of fees before treatment.

PubMed

McQuoid-Mason, David

2011-11-01

Whether it is ethically acceptable for doctors to require payment of fees before treatment depends on interpretation of the ethical rules of the profession, the circumstances of the doctor-patient relationship, the urgency of the patient's need for treatment, and whether refusal to treat before payment represents abandonment of a patient.

76 FR 73025 - Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Five-Year Review of Work...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-28

...This final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. It also addresses, implements or discusses certain statutory provisions including provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively known as the Affordable Care Act) and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008. In addition, this final rule with comment period discusses payments for Part B drugs; Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Signature on Requisition; Physician Quality Reporting System; the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program; the Physician Resource-Use Feedback Program and the value modifier; productivity adjustment for ambulatory surgical center payment system and the ambulance, clinical laboratory, and durable medical equipment prosthetics orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) fee schedules; and other Part B related issues.

12 CFR 261.17 - Fee schedules; waiver of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Office receives the required payment. (3) Late charges. The Secretary may assess interest charges when fee payment is not made within 30 days of the date on which the billing was sent. Interest is at the rate prescribed in 31 U.S.C. 3717 and accrues from the date of the billing. (c) Categories of uses. The...

12 CFR 271.9 - Fee schedules; waiver of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Secretary receives the required payment. (3) Late charges. The Secretary may assess interest charges when fee payment is not made within 30 days of the date on which the billing was sent. Interest is at the rate prescribed in 31 U.S.C. 3717 and accrues from the date of the billing. (c) Categories of uses. The...

37 CFR 384.4 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees and statements of account.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... royalty fees and statements of account. 384.4 Section 384.4 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RATES AND TERMS FOR STATUTORY LICENSES RATES AND TERMS FOR THE MAKING... royalty fees and statements of account. (a) Payment to Collective. A Licensee shall make the royalty...

Medicare program; payment policies under the physician fee schedule, five-year review of work relative value units, clinical laboratory fee schedule: signature on requisition, and other revisions to part B for CY 2012. Final rule with comment period.

PubMed

2011-11-28

This final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. It also addresses, implements or discusses certain statutory provisions including provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively known as the Affordable Care Act) and the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) of 2008. In addition, this final rule with comment period discusses payments for Part B drugs; Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule: Signature on Requisition; Physician Quality Reporting System; the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program; the Physician Resource-Use Feedback Program and the value modifier; productivity adjustment for ambulatory surgical center payment system and the ambulance, clinical laboratory, and durable medical equipment prosthetics orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) fee schedules; and other Part B related issues.

75 FR 80854 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-12-23

..., ``Financial EDI Authorization''; NUREG/BR-0254, Payment Methods; and NRC Form 629, ``Authorization for Payment... licensing fees, and inspection fees to the NRC. The NRC Form 628, ``Financial EDI Authorization,'' provides...

48 CFR 1815.404-472 - Payment of profit or fee under letter contracts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION Contract Pricing 1815.404-472 Payment of profit or fee under letter contracts. NASA's policy is to...

78 FR 74229 - Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-12-10

...This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, clinical laboratory fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services. This final rule with comment period also includes a discussion in the Supplementary Information regarding various programs. (See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in the final rule with comment period.)

5 CFR 2502.14 - Miscellaneous fee provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... obtain satisfactory assurance of full payment where the requestor has a history of prompt payment of FOIA... requestors with no history of payment; or (2) A requestor has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within thirty days of the date of the billing). OA may require the requestor to pay...

High Levels Of Capitation Payments Needed To Shift Primary Care Toward Proactive Team And Nonvisit Care.

PubMed

Basu, Sanjay; Phillips, Russell S; Song, Zirui; Bitton, Asaf; Landon, Bruce E

2017-09-01

Capitated payments in the form of fixed monthly payments to cover all of the costs associated with delivering primary care could encourage primary care practices to transform the way they deliver care. Using a microsimulation model incorporating data from 969 US practices, we sought to understand whether shifting to team- and non-visit-based care is financially sustainable for practices under traditional fee-for-service, capitated payment, or a mix of the two. Practice revenues and costs were computed for fee-for-service payments and a range of capitated payments, before and after the substitution of team- and non-visit-based services for low-complexity in-person physician visits. The substitution produced financial losses for simulated practices under fee-for-service payment of $42,398 per full-time-equivalent physician per year; however, substitution produced financial gains under capitated payment in 95 percent of cases, if more than 63 percent of annual payments were capitated. Shifting to capitated payment might create an incentive for practices to increase their delivery of team- and non-visit-based primary care, if capitated payment levels were sufficiently high. Project HOPE—The People-to-People Health Foundation, Inc.

7 CFR 62.301 - Payment of fees and other charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... (CONTINUED) LIVESTOCK, MEAT, AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES (QUALITY SYSTEMS VERIFICATION PROGRAMS) Quality Systems Verification Programs Definitions Charges for Service § 62.301 Payment of fees and other... SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing Practices), DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (CONTINUED) REGULATIONS...

46 CFR 308.513 - Payment of premiums and fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE War Risk Cargo Insurance Open Policy War Risk Cargo Insurance § 308.513 Payment of premiums and fees. The... ”Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.” ...

45 CFR 302.75 - Procedures for the imposition of late payment fees on noncustodial parents who owe overdue support.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... on noncustodial parents who owe overdue support. 302.75 Section 302.75 Public Welfare Regulations....75 Procedures for the imposition of late payment fees on noncustodial parents who owe overdue support... noncustodial parents who owe overdue support. (b) If a State opts to impose late payment fees— (1) The late...

20 CFR 200.4 - Availability of information to public.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees, or require an advance payment of an amount up to the full estimated charges in the case of requesters with no history of payment; or (B) A requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days of the date of the billing...

29 CFR 1610.15 - Schedule of fees and method of payment for services rendered.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... search, review and duplication. The Commission shall not charge for review at the administrative appeal... shall charge the direct costs for document search time after the first two hours and the direct costs for document duplication after the first 100 pages. The first two hours of search time and the first...

29 CFR 1610.15 - Schedule of fees and method of payment for services rendered.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... search, review and duplication. The Commission shall not charge for review at the administrative appeal... shall charge the direct costs for document search time after the first two hours and the direct costs for document duplication after the first 100 pages. The first two hours of search time and the first...

29 CFR 1610.15 - Schedule of fees and method of payment for services rendered.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... search, review and duplication. The Commission shall not charge for review at the administrative appeal... shall charge the direct costs for document search time after the first two hours and the direct costs for document duplication after the first 100 pages. The first two hours of search time and the first...

19 CFR 111.96 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... Monetary Penalty and Payment of Fees § 111.96 Fees. (a) License fee; examination fee; fingerprint fee. Each... submits an application for a license must also pay a fingerprint check and processing fee; the port... fingerprint checks and the Customs fingerprint processing fee, the total of which must be paid to Customs...

19 CFR 111.96 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... Monetary Penalty and Payment of Fees § 111.96 Fees. (a) License fee; examination fee; fingerprint fee. Each... submits an application for a license must also pay a fingerprint check and processing fee; the port... fingerprint checks and the Customs fingerprint processing fee, the total of which must be paid to Customs...

19 CFR 111.96 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... Monetary Penalty and Payment of Fees § 111.96 Fees. (a) License fee; examination fee; fingerprint fee. Each... submits an application for a license must also pay a fingerprint check and processing fee; the port... fingerprint checks and the Customs fingerprint processing fee, the total of which must be paid to Customs...

19 CFR 111.96 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... Monetary Penalty and Payment of Fees § 111.96 Fees. (a) License fee; examination fee; fingerprint fee. Each... submits an application for a license must also pay a fingerprint check and processing fee; the port... fingerprint checks and the Customs fingerprint processing fee, the total of which must be paid to Customs...

19 CFR 111.96 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... Monetary Penalty and Payment of Fees § 111.96 Fees. (a) License fee; examination fee; fingerprint fee. Each... submits an application for a license must also pay a fingerprint check and processing fee; the port... fingerprint checks and the Customs fingerprint processing fee, the total of which must be paid to Customs...

Medicare program; revisions to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, access to identifiable data for the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Models & other revisions to Part B for CY 2015. Final rule with comment period.

PubMed

2014-11-13

This major final rule with comment period addresses changes to the physician fee schedule, and other Medicare Part B payment policies to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. See the Table of Contents for a listing of the specific issues addressed in this rule.

US approaches to physician payment: the deconstruction of primary care.

PubMed

Berenson, Robert A; Rich, Eugene C

2010-06-01

The purpose of this paper is to address why the three dominant alternatives to compensating physicians (fee-for-service, capitation, and salary) fall short of what is needed to support enhanced primary care in the patient-centered medical home, and the relevance of such payment reforms as pay-for-performance and episodes/bundling. The review illustrates why prevalent physician payment mechanisms in the US have failed to adequately support primary care and why innovative approaches to primary care payment play such a prominent role in the PCMH discussion. FFS payment for office visits has never effectively rewarded all the activities that comprise prototypical primary care and may contribute to the "hamster on a treadmill" problems in current medical practice. Capitation payments are associated with risk adjustment challenges and, perhaps, public perceptions of conflict with patients' best interests. Most payers don't employ and therefore cannot generally place physicians on salary; while in theory such salary payments might neutralize incentives, operationally, "time is money;" extra effort devoted to meeting the needs of a more complex patient will likely reduce the services available to others. Fee-for-service, the predominant physician payment scheme, has contributed to both the continuing decline in the primary care workforce and the capability to serve patients well. Yet, the conceptual alternative payment approaches, modified fee-for-service (including fee bundles), capitation, and salary, each have their own problems. Accordingly, new payment models will likely be required to support restoration of primary care to its proper role in the US health care system, and to promote and sustain the development of patient-centered medical homes.

76 FR 68440 - Federal Reserve Bank Services

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-11-04

... credit rate on clearing balances. DATES: The new fee schedules and earnings credit rate become effective... and Payment Systems. For questions regarding the PSAF and earnings credits on clearing balances..., investment income is imputed and netted with related direct costs associated with clearing balances to...

Does User Fee Removal Policy Provide Financial Protection from Catastrophic Health Care Payments? Evidence from Zambia

PubMed Central

Masiye, Felix; Kaonga, Oliver; Kirigia, Joses M

2016-01-01

Background Out-of-pocket payments in health care have been shown to impose significant burden on households in Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to constrained access to health care and impoverishment. In an effort to reduce the financial burden imposed on households by user fees, some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have abolished user fees in the health sector. Zambia is one of few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to abolish user fees in primary health care facilities with a view to alleviating financial burden of out-of-pocket payments among the poor. The main aim of this paper was to examine the extent and patterns of financial protection from fees following the decision to abolish user fees in public primary health facilities. Methods Our analysis is based on a nationally representative health expenditure and utilization survey conducted in 2014. We calculated the incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure based on households’ out-of-pocket payments during a visit as a percentage of total household consumption expenditure. We further show the intensity of the problem of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) experienced by households. Results Our analysis show that following the removal of user fees, a majority of patients who visited public health facilities benefitted from free care at the point of use. Further, seeking care at public primary health facilities is associated with a reduced likelihood of incurring CHE after controlling for economic wellbeing and other covariates. However, 10% of households are shown to suffer financial catastrophe as a result of out-of-pocket payments. Further, there is considerable inequality in the incidence of CHE whereby the poorest expenditure quintile experienced a much higher incidence. Conclusion Despite the removal of user fees at primary health care level, CHE is high among the poorest sections of the population. This study also shows that cost of transportation is mainly responsible for limiting the protective effectiveness of user fee removal on CHE among particularly poorest households. PMID:26795620

Does User Fee Removal Policy Provide Financial Protection from Catastrophic Health Care Payments? Evidence from Zambia.

PubMed

Masiye, Felix; Kaonga, Oliver; Kirigia, Joses M

2016-01-01

Out-of-pocket payments in health care have been shown to impose significant burden on households in Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to constrained access to health care and impoverishment. In an effort to reduce the financial burden imposed on households by user fees, some countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have abolished user fees in the health sector. Zambia is one of few countries in Sub-Saharan Africa to abolish user fees in primary health care facilities with a view to alleviating financial burden of out-of-pocket payments among the poor. The main aim of this paper was to examine the extent and patterns of financial protection from fees following the decision to abolish user fees in public primary health facilities. Our analysis is based on a nationally representative health expenditure and utilization survey conducted in 2014. We calculated the incidence and intensity of catastrophic health expenditure based on households' out-of-pocket payments during a visit as a percentage of total household consumption expenditure. We further show the intensity of the problem of catastrophic health expenditure (CHE) experienced by households. Our analysis show that following the removal of user fees, a majority of patients who visited public health facilities benefitted from free care at the point of use. Further, seeking care at public primary health facilities is associated with a reduced likelihood of incurring CHE after controlling for economic wellbeing and other covariates. However, 10% of households are shown to suffer financial catastrophe as a result of out-of-pocket payments. Further, there is considerable inequality in the incidence of CHE whereby the poorest expenditure quintile experienced a much higher incidence. Despite the removal of user fees at primary health care level, CHE is high among the poorest sections of the population. This study also shows that cost of transportation is mainly responsible for limiting the protective effectiveness of user fee removal on CHE among particularly poorest households.

7 CFR 1822.265 - Loan purposes.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... the payment of necessary engineering fees, legal fees, and closing costs. (c) For the payment of actual cash cost of incidental administrative expenses such as postage, telephone, advertising, and temporary secretarial help, if funds to pay these expenses are not otherwise available. The estimated cost...

37 CFR 1.311 - Notice of allowance.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... fee, in which case the issue fee and publication fee (§ 1.211(e)) must both be paid within three... notice of allowance will operate as a request to charge the correct issue fee or any publication fee due... incorrect issue fee or publication fee; or (2) A fee transmittal form (or letter) for payment of issue fee...

Payment mechanism and GP self-selection: capitation versus fee for service.

PubMed

Allard, Marie; Jelovac, Izabela; Léger, Pierre-Thomas

2014-06-01

This paper analyzes the consequences of allowing gatekeeping general practitioners (GPs) to select their payment mechanism. We model GPs' behavior under the most common payment schemes (capitation and fee for service) and when GPs can select one among them. Our analysis considers GP heterogeneity in terms of both ability and concern for their patients' health. We show that when the costs of wasteful referrals to costly specialized care are relatively high, fee for service payments are optimal to maximize the expected patients' health net of treatment costs. Conversely, when the losses associated with failed referrals of severely ill patients are relatively high, we show that either GPs' self-selection of a payment form or capitation is optimal. Last, we extend our analysis to endogenous effort and to competition among GPs. In both cases, we show that self-selection is never optimal.

36 CFR 251.57 - Rental fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... business management principles. (2) Where annual fees of one hundred dollars ($100) or less are assessed... business or government entities, may, at their option, elect to make either annual payments or payments... nonprofit corporation, which is not controlled or owned by profit-making corporations or business...

EFFECT OF FEES ON WATER SERVICE CUTOFFS AND PAYMENT DELINQUENCIES

EPA Science Inventory

A study was conducted to determine whether increased water and sewer user fees have generated increases in payment delinquencies and service cutoff rates and whether they have created other problems such as increased health hazards. Another objective was to examine the varied use...

76 FR 57681 - Modification of Interlibrary Loan Fee Schedule

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-09-16

... Agricultural Library. The revised fee schedule is based on the method of payment used (traditional invoicing through the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) or payment through the Online Computer Library... Branch, National Agricultural Library, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705-2351. Telephone (301...

47 CFR 1.1158 - Form of payment for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... instrument and cover mass media, common carrier, international, and cable service fee payments. Each... Section 1.1158 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Schedule.... dollars and drawn on a United States financial institution and made payable to the Federal Communications...

46 CFR 308.513 - Payment of premiums and fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE War Risk Cargo Insurance Ii-Open Policy War Risk Cargo Insurance § 308.513 Payment of premiums and fees... payable to the order of the “Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.” ...

46 CFR 308.513 - Payment of premiums and fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE War Risk Cargo Insurance Ii-Open Policy War Risk Cargo Insurance § 308.513 Payment of premiums and fees... payable to the order of the “Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.” ...

46 CFR 308.513 - Payment of premiums and fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE War Risk Cargo Insurance Ii-Open Policy War Risk Cargo Insurance § 308.513 Payment of premiums and fees... payable to the order of the “Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.” ...

46 CFR 308.513 - Payment of premiums and fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Shipping MARITIME ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EMERGENCY OPERATIONS WAR RISK INSURANCE War Risk Cargo Insurance Ii-Open Policy War Risk Cargo Insurance § 308.513 Payment of premiums and fees... payable to the order of the “Maritime Administration, Department of Transportation.” ...

42 CFR 493.646 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

...) STANDARDS AND CERTIFICATION LABORATORY REQUIREMENTS General Administration § 493.646 Payment of fees. (a) Except for CLIA-exempt laboratories, all laboratories are notified in writing by HHS or its designee of... been paid. (b) For State-exempt laboratories, HHS estimates the cost of conducting validation surveys...

Theory and Practice in the Design of Physician Payment Incentives

PubMed Central

Robinson, James C.

2001-01-01

Combining the economic literature on principal-agent relationships with examples of marketplace innovations allows analysis of the evolution of methods for paying physicians. Agency theory and the economic principles of performance-based compensation are applied in the context of imperfect information, risk aversion, multiple interrelated tasks, and team production efficiencies. Fee-for-service and capitation are flawed methods of motivating physicians to achieve specific goals. Payment innovations that blend elements of fee-for-service, capitation, and case rates can preserve the advantages and attenuate the disadvantages of each. These innovations include capitation with fee-for-service carve-outs, department budgets with individual fee-for-service or “contact” capitation, and case rates for defined episodes of illness. The context within which payment incentives are embedded, includes such nonprice mechanisms as screening and monitoring and such organizational relationships as employment and ownership. The analysis has implications for health services research and public policy with respect to physician payment incentives. PMID:11439463

Payment reform to finance a medical home: comment on "Achieving cost control, care coordination, and quality improvement through incremental payment system reform".

PubMed

McGuire, Thomas G

2010-01-01

This commentary on R. F. Averill et al. (2010) addresses their idea of risk and quality adjusting fee-for-service payments to primary care physicians in order to improve the efficiency of primary care and take a step toward financing a "medical home"for patients. I show how their idea can create incentives for efficient practice styles. Pairing this with an active beneficiary choice of primary care physician with an enrollment fee would make the idea easier to implement and provide an incentive and the financing for elements of service not covered by procedure-based fees.

US Approaches to Physician Payment: The Deconstruction of Primary Care

PubMed Central

Berenson, Robert A.

2010-01-01

The purpose of this paper is to address why the three dominant alternatives to compensating physicians (fee-for-service, capitation, and salary) fall short of what is needed to support enhanced primary care in the patient-centered medical home, and the relevance of such payment reforms as pay-for-performance and episodes/bundling. The review illustrates why prevalent physician payment mechanisms in the US have failed to adequately support primary care and why innovative approaches to primary care payment play such a prominent role in the PCMH discussion. FFS payment for office visits has never effectively rewarded all the activities that comprise prototypical primary care and may contribute to the “hamster on a treadmill” problems in current medical practice. Capitation payments are associated with risk adjustment challenges and, perhaps, public perceptions of conflict with patients’ best interests. Most payers don’t employ and therefore cannot generally place physicians on salary; while in theory such salary payments might neutralize incentives, operationally, “time is money;” extra effort devoted to meeting the needs of a more complex patient will likely reduce the services available to others. Fee-for-service, the predominant physician payment scheme, has contributed to both the continuing decline in the primary care workforce and the capability to serve patients well. Yet, the conceptual alternative payment approaches, modified fee-for-service (including fee bundles), capitation, and salary, each have their own problems. Accordingly, new payment models will likely be required to support restoration of primary care to its proper role in the US health care system, and to promote and sustain the development of patient-centered medical homes. PMID:20467910

25 CFR 162.593 - Will late payment charges or special fees apply to delinquent payments due under a WSR lease?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND AND WATER LEASES AND PERMITS Wind and Solar Resource Leases Wsr Lease... fees to cover administrative costs incurred by the United States in the collection of the debt, if...

25 CFR 162.593 - Will late payment charges or special fees apply to delinquent payments due under a WSR lease?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

..., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR LAND AND WATER LEASES AND PERMITS Wind and Solar Resource Leases Wsr Lease... fees to cover administrative costs incurred by the United States in the collection of the debt, if...

User Fees in Primary Education

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Kattan, Raja Bentaouet; Burnett, Nicholas

2004-01-01

There are a large number of different "fees" that private households sometimes have to pay for publicly provided primary education, including tuition fees, textbook fees or costs and/or rental payments, compulsory uniforms, PTA dues, and various special fees such as exam fees, contributions to district education boards, and the like. In many…

Practice expenses in the MFS (Medicare fee schedule): the service-class approach.

PubMed

Latimer, E A; Kane, N M

1995-01-01

The practice expense component of the Medicare fee schedule (MFS), which is currently based on historical charges and rewards physician procedures at the expense of cognitive services, is due to be changed by January 1, 1998. The Physician Payment Review Commission (PPRC) and others have proposed microcosting direct costs and allocating all indirect costs on a common basis, such as physician time or work plus direct costs. Without altering the treatment of direct costs, the service-class approach disaggregates indirect costs into six practice function costs. The practice function costs are then allocated to classes of services using cost-accounting and statistical methods. This approach would make the practice expense component more resource-based than other proposed alternatives.

48 CFR 1631.205-41 - Taxes.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Taxes. 1631.205-41 Section... PROCEDURES Contracts With Commercial Organizations 1631.205-41 Taxes. 5 U.S.C. 8909(f)(1) prohibits the imposition of taxes, fees, or other monetary payment, directly or indirectly, on FEHB premiums by any State...

48 CFR 1631.205-41 - Taxes.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 48 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 6 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 true Taxes. 1631.205-41 Section... PROCEDURES Contracts With Commercial Organizations 1631.205-41 Taxes. 5 U.S.C. 8909(f)(1) prohibits the imposition of taxes, fees, or other monetary payment, directly or indirectly, on FEHB premiums by any State...

The link between past informal payments and willingness of the Hungarian population to pay formal fees for health care services: results from a contingent valuation study.

PubMed

Baji, Petra; Pavlova, Milena; Gulácsi, László; Farkas, Miklós; Groot, Wim

2014-11-01

We examine the willingness of health care consumers to pay formal fees for health care use and how this willingness to pay is associated with past informal payments. We use data from a survey carried out in Hungary in 2010 among a representative sample of 1,037 respondents. The contingent valuation method is used to elicit the willingness to pay official charges for health care services covered by the social health insurance if certain quality attributes (regarding the health care facility, access to the services and health care personnel) are guaranteed. A bivariate probit model is applied to examine the relationship between willingness to pay and past informal payments. We find that 66% of the respondents are willing to pay formal fees for specialist examinations and 56% are willing to pay for planned hospitalizations if these services are provided with certain quality and access attributes. The act of making past informal payments for health care services is positively associated with the willingness to pay formal charges. The probability that a respondent is willing to pay official charges for health care services is 22% points higher for specialist examinations and 45% points higher for hospitalization if the respondent paid informally during the last 12 months. The introduction of formal fees should be accompanied by adequate service provision to assure acceptance of the fees. Furthermore, our results suggest that the problem of informal patient payments may remain even after the implementation of user fees.

32 CFR 701.49 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 32 National Defense 5 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Payment of fees. 701.49 Section 701.49 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS AND PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY...

32 CFR 701.49 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 32 National Defense 5 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Payment of fees. 701.49 Section 701.49 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS AND PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY...

32 CFR 701.49 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 32 National Defense 5 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Payment of fees. 701.49 Section 701.49 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS AND PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY...

32 CFR 701.49 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 32 National Defense 5 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Payment of fees. 701.49 Section 701.49 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS AND PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY...

32 CFR 701.49 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 5 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Payment of fees. 701.49 Section 701.49 National Defense Department of Defense (Continued) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY UNITED STATES NAVY REGULATIONS AND OFFICIAL RECORDS AVAILABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RECORDS AND PUBLICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY...

47 CFR 1.1157 - Payment of charges for regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... wireless radio, mass media, common carrier, cable and international services shall be filed in full on an... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payment of charges for regulatory fees. 1.1157 Section 1.1157 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE Schedule...

42 CFR 415.172 - Physician fee schedule payment for services of teaching physicians.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Physician fee schedule payment for services of teaching physicians. 415.172 Section 415.172 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM SERVICES FURNISHED BY PHYSICIANS IN...

7 CFR 28.958 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... Regulations of the Department of Agriculture AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICE (Standards, Inspections, Marketing... officers in charge of testing laboratories to all persons from whom payment of fees and costs under the... order of “Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.” [35 FR 8532, June 3, 1970. Redesignated at 46 FR 30075...

37 CFR 382.3 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... royalty fees. 382.3 Section 382.3 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RATES AND TERMS FOR STATUTORY LICENSES RATES AND TERMS FOR DIGITAL TRANSMISSIONS OF SOUND... SATELLITE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SERVICES Preexisting Subscription Services § 382.3 Terms for making payment of...

37 CFR 382.3 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... royalty fees. 382.3 Section 382.3 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RATES AND TERMS FOR STATUTORY LICENSES RATES AND TERMS FOR DIGITAL TRANSMISSIONS OF SOUND... SATELLITE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SERVICES Preexisting Subscription Services § 382.3 Terms for making payment of...

37 CFR 383.4 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Terms for making payment of royalty fees. 383.4 Section 383.4 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF... transmissions and the reproduction of ephemeral recordings by preexisting satellite digital audio radio services...

37 CFR 383.4 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Terms for making payment of royalty fees. 383.4 Section 383.4 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF... transmissions and the reproduction of ephemeral recordings by preexisting satellite digital audio radio services...

37 CFR 382.3 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... royalty fees. 382.3 Section 382.3 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RATES AND TERMS FOR STATUTORY LICENSES RATES AND TERMS FOR DIGITAL TRANSMISSIONS OF SOUND... SATELLITE DIGITAL AUDIO RADIO SERVICES Preexisting Subscription Services § 382.3 Terms for making payment of...

37 CFR 383.4 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Terms for making payment of royalty fees. 383.4 Section 383.4 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF... transmissions and the reproduction of ephemeral recordings by preexisting satellite digital audio radio services...

37 CFR 383.4 - Terms for making payment of royalty fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Terms for making payment of royalty fees. 383.4 Section 383.4 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT ROYALTY BOARD, LIBRARY OF... transmissions and the reproduction of ephemeral recordings by preexisting satellite digital audio radio services...

20 CFR 410.686d - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... from benefits payable under the Act to any beneficiary. (c) Responsibility of the Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration assumes no responsibility for the payment of a fee based on a... Employees' Benefits SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT OF 1969, TITLE IV...

14 CFR 389.22 - Failure to make proper payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Failure to make proper payment. 389.22 Section 389.22 Aeronautics and Space OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS) ORGANIZATION FEES AND CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES Filing and Processing License Fees § 389.22...

14 CFR 389.22 - Failure to make proper payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 4 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Failure to make proper payment. 389.22 Section 389.22 Aeronautics and Space OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (AVIATION PROCEEDINGS) ORGANIZATION FEES AND CHARGES FOR SPECIAL SERVICES Filing and Processing License Fees § 389.22...

Medicare program; replacement of reasonable charge methodology by fee schedules for parenteral and enteral nutrients, equipment, and supplies. Final rule.

PubMed

2001-08-28

This final rule implements fee schedules for payment of parenteral and enteral nutrition (PEN) items and services furnished under the prosthetic device benefit, defined in section 1861(s)(8) of the Social Security Act. The authority for establishing these fee schedules is provided by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which amended the Social Security Act at section 1842(s). Section 1842(s) of the Social Security Act specifies that statewide or other area wide fee schedules may be implemented for the following items and services still subject to the reasonable charge payment methodology: medical supplies; home dialysis supplies and equipment; therapeutic shoes; parenteral and enteral nutrients, equipment, and supplies; electromyogram devices; salivation devices; blood products; and transfusion medicine. This final rule describes changes made to the proposed fee schedule payment methodology for these items and services and provides that the fee schedules for PEN items and services are effective for all covered items and services furnished on or after January 1, 2002. Fee schedules will not be implemented for electromyogram devices and salivation devices at this time since these items are not covered by Medicare. In addition, fee schedules will not be implemented for medical supplies, home dialysis supplies and equipment, therapeutic shoes, blood products, and transfusion medicine at this time since the data required to establish these fee schedules are inadequate.

State-of-the-Art Thinking on Parent Fee Policies.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Neugebauer, Roger

1993-01-01

Provides guidance on setting fees and fee policies. Stresses the importance of having fees high enough to adequately reward staff and low enough to be affordable to families. Based on an analysis of over 150 fee policies, discusses rates, multichild discounts, charges for absences, payment terms, registration fees and deposits, withdrawals, late…

22 CFR 33.6 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 22 Foreign Relations 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Fees. 33.6 Section 33.6 Foreign Relations... SECTION 7 § 33.6 Fees. (a) General. Fees provide for administrative costs and payment of claims. Fees are... which fees are payable starts on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the following year. (b) Amount...

The Impact of Hospital Payment Schemes on Healthcare and Mortality: Evidence from Hospital Payment Reforms in OECD Countries.

PubMed

Wubulihasimu, Parida; Brouwer, Werner; van Baal, Pieter

2016-08-01

In this study, aggregate-level panel data from 20 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries over three decades (1980-2009) were used to investigate the impact of hospital payment reforms on healthcare output and mortality. Hospital payment schemes were classified as fixed-budget (i.e. not directly based on activities), fee-for-service (FFS) or patient-based payment (PBP) schemes. The data were analysed using a difference-in-difference model that allows for a structural change in outcomes due to payment reform. The results suggest that FFS schemes increase the growth rate of healthcare output, whereas PBP schemes positively affect life expectancy at age 65 years. However, these results should be interpreted with caution, as results are sensitive to model specification. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Estimating Surgical Procedure Times Using Anesthesia Billing Data and Operating Room Records.

PubMed

Burgette, Lane F; Mulcahy, Andrew W; Mehrotra, Ateev; Ruder, Teague; Wynn, Barbara O

2017-02-01

The median time required to perform a surgical procedure is important in determining payment under Medicare's physician fee schedule. Prior studies have demonstrated that the current methodology of using physician surveys to determine surgical times results in overstated times. To measure surgical times more accurately, we developed and validated a methodology using available data from anesthesia billing data and operating room (OR) records. We estimated surgical times using Medicare 2011 anesthesia claims and New York Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System 2011 OR times. Estimated times were validated using data from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. We compared our time estimates to those used by Medicare in the fee schedule. We estimate surgical times via piecewise linear median regression models. Using 3.0 million observations of anesthesia and OR times, we estimated surgical time for 921 procedures. Correlation between these time estimates and directly measured surgical time from the validation database was 0.98. Our estimates of surgical time were shorter than the Medicare fee schedule estimates for 78 percent of procedures. Anesthesia and OR times can be used to measure surgical time and thereby improve the payment for surgical procedures in the Medicare fee schedule. © Health Research and Educational Trust.

42 CFR 422.304 - Monthly payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

...) MEDICARE PROGRAM MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PROGRAM Payments to Medicare Advantage Organizations § 422.304 Monthly... original fee-for-service benefits for an individual in an MA payment area for a month. (1) Payment of bid...

Why bundled payments could drive innovation: an example from interventional oncology.

PubMed

Steele, Joseph R; Jones, A Kyle; Ninan, Elizabeth P; Clarke, Ryan K; Odisio, Bruno C; Avritscher, Rony; Murthy, Ravi; Mahvash, Armeen

2015-03-01

Some have suggested that the current fee-for-service health care payment system in the United States stifles innovation. However, there are few published examples supporting this concept. We implemented an innovative temporary balloon occlusion technique for yttrium 90 radioembolization of nonresectable liver cancer. Although our balloon occlusion technique was associated with similar patient outcomes, lower cost, and faster procedure times compared with the standard-of-care coil embolization technique, our technique failed to gain widespread acceptance. Financial analysis revealed that because the balloon occlusion technique avoided a procedural step associated with a lucrative Current Procedural Terminology billing code, this new technique resulted in a significant decrease in hospital and physician revenue in the current fee-for-service payment system, even though the new technique would provide a revenue enhancement through cost savings in a bundled payment system. Our analysis illustrates how in a fee-for-service payment system, financial disincentives can stifle innovation and advancement of health care delivery. Copyright © 2015 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.

76 FR 45195 - International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Electronic Payment of Registration Fees

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2011-07-28

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Parts 120, 122, 123, and 129 RIN 1400-AC74 [Public Notice 7538] International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Electronic Payment of Registration Fees AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Department of State is amending the International Traffic in Arms...

37 CFR 1.23 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... made by credit card, except for replenishing a deposit account. Payment of a fee by credit card must specify the amount to be charged to the credit card and such other information as is necessary to process... authorization to charge fees to a credit card. If credit card information is provided on a form or document...

42 CFR 447.54 - Maximum allowable and nominal charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

..., any co-payments it imposes under a fee-for-service delivery system do not exceed the amounts shown in... Deductible, Coinsurance, Co-Payment Or Similar Cost-Sharing Charge § 447.54 Maximum allowable and nominal... paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section for comparable services under a fee-for-service delivery system. When...

42 CFR 447.54 - Maximum allowable and nominal charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

..., any co-payments it imposes under a fee-for-service delivery system do not exceed the amounts shown in... Deductible, Coinsurance, Co-Payment Or Similar Cost-Sharing Charge § 447.54 Maximum allowable and nominal... paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section for comparable services under a fee-for-service delivery system. When...

31 CFR 595.510 - Payment of taxes and incidental fees to the Palestinian Authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Payment of taxes and incidental fees to the Palestinian Authority. 595.510 Section 595.510 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy § 595.510...

31 CFR 595.510 - Payment of taxes and incidental fees to the Palestinian Authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Payment of taxes and incidental fees to the Palestinian Authority. 595.510 Section 595.510 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy § 595.510...

31 CFR 595.510 - Payment of taxes and incidental fees to the Palestinian Authority.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 31 Money and Finance:Treasury 3 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Payment of taxes and incidental fees to the Palestinian Authority. 595.510 Section 595.510 Money and Finance: Treasury Regulations... TERRORISM SANCTIONS REGULATIONS Licenses, Authorizations, and Statements of Licensing Policy § 595.510...

33 CFR 135.103 - Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil. 135.103 Section 135.103 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) MARINE POLLUTION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPENSATION OFFSHORE OIL POLLUTION...

33 CFR 135.103 - Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil. 135.103 Section 135.103 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) MARINE POLLUTION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPENSATION OFFSHORE OIL POLLUTION...

33 CFR 135.103 - Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil. 135.103 Section 135.103 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) MARINE POLLUTION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPENSATION OFFSHORE OIL POLLUTION...

33 CFR 135.103 - Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil. 135.103 Section 135.103 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) MARINE POLLUTION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPENSATION OFFSHORE OIL POLLUTION...

33 CFR 135.103 - Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Levy and payment of barrel fee on OCS oil. 135.103 Section 135.103 Navigation and Navigable Waters COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED) MARINE POLLUTION FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPENSATION OFFSHORE OIL POLLUTION...

37 CFR 1.23 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... made by credit card, except for replenishing a deposit account. Payment of a fee by credit card must specify the amount to be charged to the credit card and such other information as is necessary to process... authorization to charge fees to a credit card. If credit card information is provided on a form or document...

37 CFR 1.23 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... made by credit card, except for replenishing a deposit account. Payment of a fee by credit card must specify the amount to be charged to the credit card and such other information as is necessary to process... authorization to charge fees to a credit card. If credit card information is provided on a form or document...

37 CFR 1.23 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... made by credit card, except for replenishing a deposit account. Payment of a fee by credit card must specify the amount to be charged to the credit card and such other information as is necessary to process... authorization to charge fees to a credit card. If credit card information is provided on a form or document...

5 CFR 2604.504 - Miscellaneous fee provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... be required to provide satisfactory assurance of full payment where the requester has a history of... estimated charges in the case of requesters with no history of payment; or (2) A requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days of the date of the billing). In...

75 FR 36271 - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA): Home Warranty Companies' Payments to Real Estate...

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2010-06-25

... nominal, and for which duplicative fees are not charged. B. Marketing by a Real Estate Broker or Agent Directed to Particular Homebuyers or Sellers In some circumstances, marketing services performed on behalf... position to refer settlement service business and through marketing can affirmatively influence a homebuyer...

29 CFR 1208.6 - Schedule of fees and methods of payment for services rendered.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... included in direct costs are overhead expenses such as costs of space and heating or lighting the facility... form of paper copy, microfilm, audiovisual materials, or machine readable documentation (e.g., magnetic... scholarly research. (7) Non-commercial scientific institution refers to an institution that is not operated...

29 CFR 1208.6 - Schedule of fees and methods of payment for services rendered.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... included in direct costs are overhead expenses such as costs of space and heating or lighting the facility... form of paper copy, microfilm, audiovisual materials, or machine readable documentation (e.g., magnetic... scholarly research. (7) Non-commercial scientific institution refers to an institution that is not operated...

29 CFR 1208.6 - Schedule of fees and methods of payment for services rendered.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... included in direct costs are overhead expenses such as costs of space and heating or lighting the facility... form of paper copy, microfilm, audiovisual materials, or machine readable documentation (e.g., magnetic... scholarly research. (7) Non-commercial scientific institution refers to an institution that is not operated...

A Cost Analysis Study of the Radiography Program at Middlesex Hospital Using Shock's Analysis Model.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Spence, Weymouth

Federal and state governments want to decrease payments for medical education, and other payers are trying to restrict payouts to direct and necessary patient care services. Teaching hospitals are increasing tuition and fees, reducing education budgets and, in many instances, closing education programs. Hospital administrators are examining the…

48 CFR 952.223-76 - Conditional payment of fee or profit-safeguarding restricted data and other classified...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

..., which may be included in the DOE approved contractor Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS). The... DOE directives actually resulting in, or creating a risk of, loss, compromise, or unauthorized... compartmented information (SCI), or high risk nuclear weapons-related data. (ii) Contractor actions that result...

Changing physician incentives for affordable, quality cancer care: results of an episode payment model.

PubMed

Newcomer, Lee N; Gould, Bruce; Page, Ray D; Donelan, Sheila A; Perkins, Monica

2014-09-01

This study tested the combination of an episode payment coupled with actionable use and quality data as an incentive to improve quality and reduce costs. Medical oncologists were paid a single fee, in lieu of any drug margin, to treat their patients. Chemotherapy medications were reimbursed at the average sales price, a proxy for actual cost. Five volunteer medical groups were compared with a large national payer registry of fee-for-service patients with cancer to examine the difference in cost before and after the initiation of the payment change. Between October 2009 and December 2012, the five groups treated 810 patients with breast, colon, and lung cancer using the episode payments. The registry-predicted fee-for-service cost of the episodes cohort was $98,121,388, but the actual cost was $64,760,116. The predicted cost of chemotherapy drugs was $7,519,504, but the actual cost was $20,979,417. There was no difference between the groups on multiple quality measures. Modifying the current fee-for-service payment system for cancer therapy with feedback data and financial incentives that reward outcomes and cost efficiency resulted in a significant total cost reduction. Eliminating existing financial chemotherapy drug incentives paradoxically increased the use of chemotherapy. Copyright © 2014 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.

42 CFR 414.615 - Transition to the ambulance fee schedule.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... inflation factor for ambulance services. (b) 2003 Payment. For services furnished in CY 2003, payment is... inflation factor for ambulance services. (c) 2004 Payment. For services furnished in CY 2004, payment is... inflation factor for ambulance services. (d) 2005 Payment. For services furnished in CY 2005, payment is...

47 CFR 1.1167 - Error claims related to regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

...) Challenges to determinations or an insufficient regulatory fee payment or delinquent fees should be made in writing. A challenge to a determination that a party is delinquent in paying a standard regulatory fee... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Error claims related to regulatory fees. 1.1167...

47 CFR 1.1160 - Refunds of regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Refunds of regulatory fees. 1.1160 Section 1... Statutory Charges and Procedures for Payment § 1.1160 Refunds of regulatory fees. (a) Regulatory fees will be refunded, upon request, only in the following instances: (1) When no regulatory fee is required or...

37 CFR 1.378 - Acceptance of delayed payment of maintenance fee in expired patent to reinstate patent.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... attorney or agent registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office, or by the patentee, the... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Acceptance of delayed payment of maintenance fee in expired patent to reinstate patent. 1.378 Section 1.378 Patents, Trademarks...

37 CFR 2.207 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... credit card, except for replenishing a deposit account. Payment of a fee by credit card must specify the amount to be charged to the credit card and such other information as is necessary to process the charge... fees to a credit card. If credit card information is provided on a form or document other than a form...

24 CFR 203.402 - Items included in payment-conveyed and non-conveyed properties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE Contract Rights and... authorized by HUD, an administrative fee approved by HUD paid to the mortgagee for its role in facilitating a... role in facilitating a successful pre-foreclosure sale, said fee not to be subject to the payment of...

24 CFR 203.402 - Items included in payment-conveyed and non-conveyed properties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE Contract Rights and... authorized by HUD, an administrative fee approved by HUD paid to the mortgagee for its role in facilitating a... role in facilitating a successful pre-foreclosure sale, said fee not to be subject to the payment of...

24 CFR 203.402 - Items included in payment-conveyed and non-conveyed properties.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... UNDER NATIONAL HOUSING ACT AND OTHER AUTHORITIES SINGLE FAMILY MORTGAGE INSURANCE Contract Rights and... authorized by HUD, an administrative fee approved by HUD paid to the mortgagee for its role in facilitating a... role in facilitating a successful pre-foreclosure sale, said fee not to be subject to the payment of...

37 CFR 2.207 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... credit card, except for replenishing a deposit account. Payment of a fee by credit card must specify the amount to be charged to the credit card and such other information as is necessary to process the charge... fees to a credit card. If credit card information is provided on a form or document other than a form...

37 CFR 2.207 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... credit card, except for replenishing a deposit account. Payment of a fee by credit card must specify the amount to be charged to the credit card and such other information as is necessary to process the charge... fees to a credit card. If credit card information is provided on a form or document other than a form...

37 CFR 2.207 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... credit card, except for replenishing a deposit account. Payment of a fee by credit card must specify the amount to be charged to the credit card and such other information as is necessary to process the charge... fees to a credit card. If credit card information is provided on a form or document other than a form...

76 FR 45814 - Animal Generic Drug User Fee Rates and Payment Procedures for Fiscal Year 2012

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2011-08-01

... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration [Docket No. FDA-2011-N-0547] Animal Generic Drug User Fee Rates and Payment Procedures for Fiscal Year 2012 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the rates and...

37 CFR 1.704 - Reduction of period of adjustment of patent term.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... decision reviving the application or accepting late payment of the issue fee; or (ii) The date that is four months after the date the grantable petition to revive the application or accept late payment of the issue fee was filed; (4) Failure to file a petition to withdraw the holding of abandonment or to revive...

47 CFR 1.1164 - Penalties for late or insufficient regulatory fee payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... the respondent regulatee. See 47 U.S.C. 402(b)(5). (4) Any regulatee failing to submit a regulatory... 47 Telecommunication 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Penalties for late or insufficient regulatory... penalty. (b) In cases were a fee payment fails due to error by the payor's bank, as evidenced by an...

47 CFR 1.1164 - Penalties for late or insufficient regulatory fee payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... the respondent regulatee. See 47 U.S.C. 402(b)(5). (4) Any regulatee failing to submit a regulatory... 47 Telecommunication 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Penalties for late or insufficient regulatory... penalty. (b) In cases were a fee payment fails due to error by the payor's bank, as evidenced by an...

47 CFR 1.1164 - Penalties for late or insufficient regulatory fee payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... the respondent regulatee. See 47 U.S.C. 402(b)(5). (4) Any regulatee failing to submit a regulatory... 47 Telecommunication 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Penalties for late or insufficient regulatory... penalty. (b) In cases were a fee payment fails due to error by the payor's bank, as evidenced by an...

36 CFR 404.9 - Miscellaneous fee provisions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... likely cost and obtain satisfactory assurance of full payment where the requester has a history of prompt... case of requesters with no history of payment; or (2) A requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged in a timely fashion (i.e., within 30 days of the date of the billing). Then, ABMC may require the...

42 CFR 415.170 - Conditions for payment on a fee schedule basis for physician services in a teaching setting.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... physician services in a teaching setting. 415.170 Section 415.170 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE... BY PHYSICIANS IN PROVIDERS, SUPERVISING PHYSICIANS IN TEACHING SETTINGS, AND RESIDENTS IN CERTAIN SETTINGS Physician Services in Teaching Settings § 415.170 Conditions for payment on a fee schedule basis...

47 CFR 1.742 - Place of filing, fees, and number of copies.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Place of filing, fees, and number of copies. 1..., fees, and number of copies. All applications which do not require a fee shall be filed at the... then forwarded to the Wireline Competition Bureau. All applications accompanied by a fee payment should...

Dental care for the elderly through a Capped-fee funding model: Optimising outcomes for primary government dental services.

PubMed

Conquest, Jennifer H; Skinner, John; Kruger, Estie; Tennant, Marc

2017-12-01

The objectives of this study were to (i) compare a Capped Payment formula for adults, to the fee-for-service model and the New South Wales Government services payment model; (ii) identify the presenting oral health needs of a 65+ years of age cohort during the period January 2011 to March 2015. Australia faces an ageing population with the vast majority accessing free market dental care, whilst the poor access Government services. This cohort retains most of their dentition increasing demand on Government services. The analysis of New South Wales Government adult de-identified patients' record unit data was from 2011 to 2015, for the three payment models and undertaken in three stages; (i) development of the Capped Payment Model; (ii) evaluation of twenty (20) case studies of adults 65+ years of age; (iii) analyse the cost efficiency of the three payment models. This study found that the Government model was the most cost effective. The Capped-fee model performed less efficiently, particularly in the 75+ age group, with the fee-for-service model generally more costly. It was $2580 (85%) more costly for the 65-74 age cohort, and $4619 (66%) for the 75+ age cohort. Policy makers in partnership with Government and private service providers should seek to develop partnerships with Government, private services and universities, scope opportunities in applying a Capped-fee funding model, and one that helps address the oral needs of the elderly. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons A/S and The Gerodontology Association. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Cross-sectional Analysis of the Relationship between Paranasal Sinus Balloon Catheter Dilations and Industry Payments among Otolaryngologists.

PubMed

Fujiwara, Rance J T; Shih, Allen F; Mehra, Saral

2017-11-01

Objective To characterize the relationship between industry payments and use of paranasal sinus balloon catheter dilations (BCDs) for chronic rhinosinusitis. Study Design Cross-sectional analysis of Medicare B Public Use Files and Open Payments data. Setting Two national databases, 2013 to 2014. Subjects and Methods Physicians with Medicare claims with Current Procedural Terminology codes 31295 to 31297 were identified and cross-referenced with industry payments. Multivariate linear regression controlling for age, race, sex, and comorbidity in a physician's Medicare population was performed to identify associations between use of BCDs and industry payments. The final analysis included 334 physicians performing 31,506 procedures, each of whom performed at least 11 balloon dilation procedures. Results Of 334 physicians, 280 (83.8%) received 4392 industry payments in total. Wide variation in payments to physicians was noted (range, $43.29-$111,685.10). The median payment for food and beverage was $19.26 and that for speaker or consulting fees was $409.45. One payment was associated with an additional 3.05 BCDs (confidence interval [95% CI],1.65-4.45; P < .001). One payment for food and beverages was associated with 3.81 additional BCDs (95% CI, 2.13-5.49; P < .001), and 1 payment for speaker or consulting fees was associated with 5.49 additional BCDs (95% CI, 0.32-10.63; P = .04). Conclusion Payments by manufacturers of BCD devices were associated with increased use of BCD for chronic rhinosinusitis. On separate analyses, the number of payments for food and beverages as well as that for speaker and consulting fees was associated with increased BCD use. This study was cross-sectional and cannot prove causality, and several factors likely exist for the uptrend in BCD use.

38 CFR 14.700 - Court cost and expenses; commitment, restoration, fiduciary appointments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... appointment of fiduciaries. To this end certain expenses such as court costs, publication fees, recording fees, transportation expenses and fees for medical testimony may be authorized by the Regional Counsel. Payment of...

36 CFR 51.78 - Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? 51.78 Section 51.78 Parks... Concession Contract Provisions § 51.78 Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? (a) Concession contracts will provide for payment to the government...

36 CFR 51.78 - Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? 51.78 Section 51.78 Parks... Concession Contract Provisions § 51.78 Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? (a) Concession contracts will provide for payment to the government...

36 CFR 51.78 - Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? 51.78 Section 51.78 Parks... Concession Contract Provisions § 51.78 Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? (a) Concession contracts will provide for payment to the government...

36 CFR 51.78 - Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? 51.78 Section 51.78 Parks... Concession Contract Provisions § 51.78 Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? (a) Concession contracts will provide for payment to the government...

36 CFR 51.78 - Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? 51.78 Section 51.78 Parks... Concession Contract Provisions § 51.78 Will a concession contract require a franchise fee and will the franchise fee be subject to adjustment? (a) Concession contracts will provide for payment to the government...

32 CFR 1800.13 - Fees for record services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Fees for record services. 1800.13 Section 1800.13 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE... percent of the estimated fees when fees may exceed $250.00 and the requester has no history of payment, or...

32 CFR 1800.13 - Fees for record services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Fees for record services. 1800.13 Section 1800.13 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE... percent of the estimated fees when fees may exceed $250.00 and the requester has no history of payment, or...

32 CFR 1900.13 - Fees for record services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Fees for record services. 1900.13 Section 1900.13 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PUBLIC... of the estimated fees when fees may exceed $250.00 and the requester has no history of payment, or...

32 CFR 1900.13 - Fees for record services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... 32 National Defense 6 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Fees for record services. 1900.13 Section 1900.13 National Defense Other Regulations Relating to National Defense CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY PUBLIC... of the estimated fees when fees may exceed $250.00 and the requester has no history of payment, or...

78 FR 32629 - Post Allowance and Refiling

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2013-05-31

... issue fee payments. The USPTO is removing the fee costs associated with the information requirements in... have annual (non-hour) costs in the form of postage costs. There are fees associated with the...-hour) cost burden for this collection. Item Current fee amount Certificate of Correction (PTO/SB/ $100...

49 CFR 360.3 - Filing fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... INSURANCE § 360.3 Filing fees. (a) Manner of payment. (1) Except for the insurance fees described in the... withdrawn. (d) Related or consolidated proceedings. (1) Separate fees need not be paid for related... requests for multiple types of operating authority filed on forms in the OP-1 series under the regulations...

49 CFR 360.3 - Filing fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... INSURANCE § 360.3 Filing fees. (a) Manner of payment. (1) Except for the insurance fees described in the... withdrawn. (d) Related or consolidated proceedings. (1) Separate fees need not be paid for related... requests for multiple types of operating authority filed on forms in the OP-1 series under the regulations...

49 CFR 360.3 - Filing fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... INSURANCE § 360.3 Filing fees. (a) Manner of payment. (1) Except for the insurance fees described in the... withdrawn. (d) Related or consolidated proceedings. (1) Separate fees need not be paid for related... requests for multiple types of operating authority filed on forms in the OP-1 series under the regulations...

49 CFR 360.3 - Filing fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... INSURANCE § 360.3 Filing fees. (a) Manner of payment. (1) Except for the insurance fees described in the... withdrawn. (d) Related or consolidated proceedings. (1) Separate fees need not be paid for related... requests for multiple types of operating authority filed on forms in the OP-1 series under the regulations...

37 CFR 384.3 - Royalty fees for ephemeral recordings.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Royalty fees for ephemeral... BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT SERVICES § 384.3 Royalty fees for ephemeral recordings. (a) Basic royalty rate. For... minimum fees shall be nonrefundable, but shall be fully creditable to royalty payments due under paragraph...

77 FR 46776 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing and...

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2012-08-06

... with greater ease. \\4\\ Trading Application Software fees include Installation fees, Software License... Application Software fees; \\4\\ Proposed Section VI contains Access Service fees; \\5\\ Proposed Section VII... the QCC and Solicitation Rebate, Index License Surcharge, Market Maker Tiers, Payment for Order Flow...

76 FR 55364 - Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees

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2011-09-07

... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE United States Patent and Trademark Office Rules for Patent Maintenance Fees... States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) charges fees for maintaining in force all utility patents based on applications filed on or after December 12, 1980. Payment of these maintenance fees is due at 3...

38 CFR 36.4707 - Determination fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... 38 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief 2 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Determination fees. 36...) LOAN GUARANTY Sale of Loans, Guarantee of Payment, and Flood Insurance § 36.4707 Determination fees. (a... a reasonable fee for determining whether the building or mobile home securing the loan is located or...

77 FR 67410 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The National Securities Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and...

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... transmission, and the settlement of such payments, with regard to investor accounts held on an omnibus account... payment of 12b-1 fees \\6\\ with regard to investor accounts held in Omnibus, and (v) establish the fees that NSCC will charge users of the Service with regard to investor accounts held in Omnibus. \\6\\ This...

40 CFR 1027.130 - How do I make a fee payment?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... method available for payment online at www.Pay.gov., or as specified in EPA guidance. (b) Send a... www.Pay.gov., or as provided in EPA guidance. These forms are available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/guidance.htm. (c) You must pay the fee amount due before we will start to process an...

40 CFR 1027.130 - How do I make a fee payment?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... method available for payment online at www.Pay.gov., or as specified in EPA guidance. (b) Send a... www.Pay.gov., or as provided in EPA guidance. These forms are available on the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/guidance.htm. (c) You must pay the fee amount due before we will start to process an...

32 CFR 299.5 - Procedures.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... has a history of prompt payment. A history of prompt payment means payment within 30 calendar days of... payment before processing is continued if the requester does not have a history of prompt payment. All.... (3) When a requester has previously failed to pay a fee charged within a timely fashion (i.e., within...

22 CFR 212.35 - Schedule of fees and method of payment for services rendered.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

...) Definitions. (1) Direct costs means those expenditures which the Agency actually incurs in searching for and... request. (2) Search includes all time spent looking for material that is responsive to a request, including page-by-page or line-by-line identification of material within documents. Line-by-line search will...

30 CFR 1206.361 - How will ONRR determine whether my royalty or direct use fee payments are correct?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... proceeds either for the sale of electricity or the sale of a geothermal resource, in conducting reviews and audits ONRR will examine whether your sales contract reflects the total consideration actually... information justifying your gross proceeds. (c) For arm's-length sales, you have the burden of demonstrating...

30 CFR 1206.361 - How will ONRR determine whether my royalty or direct use fee payments are correct?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... proceeds either for the sale of electricity or the sale of a geothermal resource, in conducting reviews and audits ONRR will examine whether your sales contract reflects the total consideration actually... information justifying your gross proceeds. (c) For arm's-length sales, you have the burden of demonstrating...

30 CFR 1206.361 - How will ONRR determine whether my royalty or direct use fee payments are correct?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... proceeds either for the sale of electricity or the sale of a geothermal resource, in conducting reviews and audits ONRR will examine whether your sales contract reflects the total consideration actually... information justifying your gross proceeds. (c) For arm's-length sales, you have the burden of demonstrating...

30 CFR 291.108 - How do I pay the processing fee?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... electronically through Pay.Gov. The Pay.Gov Web site may be accessed through links on the MMS Offshore Web site at: http://www.mms.gov/offshore/homepage (on drop-down topic list) or directly through Pay.Gov at: https://www.pay.gov/paygov/. (b) You must include with the payment: (1) Your taxpayer identification...

30 CFR 291.108 - How do I pay the processing fee?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... electronically through Pay.Gov. The Pay.Gov Web site may be accessed through links on the BSEE Offshore Web site at: http://www.bsee.gov/offshore/homepage (on drop-down topic list) or directly through Pay.Gov at: https://www.pay.gov/paygov/. (b) You must include with the payment: (1) Your taxpayer identification...

30 CFR 291.108 - How do I pay the processing fee?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... electronically through Pay.Gov. The Pay.Gov Web site may be accessed through links on the BSEE Offshore Web site at: http://www.bsee.gov/offshore/homepage (on drop-down topic list) or directly through Pay.Gov at: https://www.pay.gov/paygov/. (b) You must include with the payment: (1) Your taxpayer identification...

30 CFR 291.108 - How do I pay the processing fee?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... electronically through Pay.Gov. The Pay.Gov Web site may be accessed through links on the BSEE Offshore Web site at: http://www.bsee.gov/offshore/homepage (on drop-down topic list) or directly through Pay.Gov at: https://www.pay.gov/paygov/. (b) You must include with the payment: (1) Your taxpayer identification...

Existing and Emerging Payment and Delivery Reforms in Cardiology

PubMed Central

Farmer, Steven A.; Darling, Margaret L.; George, Meaghan; Casale, Paul N.; Hagan, Eileen; McClellan, Mark B.

2017-01-01

IMPORTANCE Recent health care reforms aim to increase patient access, reduce costs, and improve health care quality as payers turn to payment reform for greater value. Cardiologists need to understand emerging payment models to succeed in the evolving payment landscape. We review existing payment and delivery reforms that affect cardiologists, present 4 emerging examples, and consider their implications for clinical practice. OBSERVATIONS Public and commercial payers have recently implemented payment reforms and new models are evolving. Most cardiology models are modified fee-for-service or address procedural or episodic care, but population models are also emerging. Although there is widespread agreement that payment reform is needed, existing programs have significant limitations and the adoption ofnew programs has been slow. New payment reforms address some of these problems, but many details remain undefined. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Early payment reforms were voluntary and cardiologists’ participation is variable. However, conventional fee-for-service will become less viable, and enrollment in new payment models will be unavoidable. Early participation in new payment models will allow clinicians to develop expertise in new care pathways during a period of relatively lower risk. PMID:27851858

7 CFR 1980.324 - Charges and fees by Lender.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... transactions. (3) Payments received. Payments have not been received within the customary time frame allowed by... payment charges to increase charges while the loan note guarantee is in effect. (5) Interest-assisted...

Leap of Faith--Medicare's New Physician Payment System.

PubMed

Oberlander, Jonathan; Laugesen, Miriam J

2015-09-24

Medicare's new payment system reflects the movement toward value-based payment, which is built on the view that we can contain costs only by eliminating fee-for-service payment. But there are important problems with this belief and the reforms it inspires.

42 CFR 422.322 - Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on... Medicare Advantage Organizations § 422.322 Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment. (a) Source of payments. (1) Payments under this subpart for original fee-for-service benefits to MA...

42 CFR 422.322 - Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on... Medicare Advantage Organizations § 422.322 Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment. (a) Source of payments. (1) Payments under this subpart for original fee-for-service benefits to MA...

42 CFR 422.322 - Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on... Medicare Advantage Organizations § 422.322 Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment. (a) Source of payments. (1) Payments under this subpart for original fee-for-service benefits to MA...

50 CFR 260.78 - Fees for additional copies of inspection certificates.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Fees for additional copies of inspection... Certification of Establishments and Fishery Products for Human Consumption Fees and Charges § 260.78 Fees for... those provided for in § 260.29, may be supplied to any interested party upon payment of a fee of $2.75...

7 CFR 1463.102 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... either a fee simple interest or life estate interest in the farm for which FSA established a farm basic... Transition Payment Producer Contract, a Tobacco Transition Payment Quota Holder Successor In Interest Contract, or a Tobacco Transition Payment Producer Successor In Interest Contract. Contract payment means a...

16 CFR 315.4 - Limits on requiring immediate payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... CONTACT LENS RULE § 315.4 Limits on requiring immediate payment. A prescriber may require payment of fees for an eye examination, fitting, and evaluation before the release of a contact lens prescription, but...

16 CFR 315.4 - Limits on requiring immediate payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... CONTACT LENS RULE § 315.4 Limits on requiring immediate payment. A prescriber may require payment of fees for an eye examination, fitting, and evaluation before the release of a contact lens prescription, but...

75 FR 45636 - Animal Generic Drug User Fee Rates and Payment Procedures for Fiscal Year 2011

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-08-03

... . (The Pay.gov payment option is available to you after you submit a cover sheet. Click the ``Pay Now... that the number of applications that will pay fees in FY 2011 will equal 30 percent less than the... average receipts of 14.4 per year over the latest 5 years, including our FY 2010 estimate. Applying a 30...

47 CFR 1.1910 - Effect of insufficient fee payments, delinquent debts, or debarment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... determine if the applicant has paid the appropriate application fee, appropriate regulatory fees, is... proper application or regulatory fee will be handled pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR part 1... challenge through an administrative appeal or a contested judicial proceeding either to the existence or...

77 FR 74201 - Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2013

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2012-12-13

... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs Brokers User Fee... of the 2013 Customs Broker User Fee is due February 15, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig... establish that effective April 1, 2007, an annual user fee of $138 is to be assessed for each customs broker...

43 CFR 3834.10 - Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... FOR MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Fee Payment § 3834.10 Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees. ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees. 3834.10 Section 3834.10 Public Lands: Interior Regulations Relating to Public Lands...

43 CFR 3834.10 - Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... FOR MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Fee Payment § 3834.10 Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees. ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees. 3834.10 Section 3834.10 Public Lands: Interior Regulations Relating to Public Lands...

43 CFR 3834.10 - Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... FOR MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Fee Payment § 3834.10 Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees. ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees. 3834.10 Section 3834.10 Public Lands: Interior Regulations Relating to Public Lands...

43 CFR 3834.10 - Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... FOR MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Fee Payment § 3834.10 Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees. ... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Paying maintenance, location, and oil shale fees. 3834.10 Section 3834.10 Public Lands: Interior Regulations Relating to Public Lands...

37 CFR 201.6 - Payment and refund of Copyright Office fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Copyright Office fees. 201.6 Section 201.6 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights COPYRIGHT OFFICE, LIBRARY OF.... In addition, the fee for an estimate of a search fee is non-refundable. This policy applies to... retained in the Copyright Office, transferred for the permanent collections or other uses of the Library of...

47 CFR 1.1163 - Adjustments to regulatory fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Adjustments to regulatory fees. 1.1163 Section... of Statutory Charges and Procedures for Payment § 1.1163 Adjustments to regulatory fees. (a) For Fiscal Year 1995, the amounts assessed for regulatory fees are set forth in §§ 1.1152 through 1.1156. (b...

42 CFR § 512.703 - CR incentive payment model participants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2017-10-01

... 42 Public Health 5 2017-10-01 2017-10-01 false CR incentive payment model participants. § 512.703... SERVICES (CONTINUED) HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODEL PROGRAMS EPISODE PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants § 512.703 CR incentive payment model...

78 FR 5133 - Technical Corrections Regarding the Methods of Collection of Certain User Fees by CBP

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2013-01-24

...] Technical Corrections Regarding the Methods of Collection of Certain User Fees by CBP AGENCY: U.S. Customs... electronic payments through the DTOPS. While CBP's preferred method of receiving user fee prepayment requests...

Physician Payment Methods and the Patient-Centered Medical Home: Comment on "A Troubled Asset Relief Program for the Patient-Centered Medical Home".

PubMed

Quinn, Kevin

This commentary analyzes the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model within a framework of the 8 basic payment methods in health care. PCMHs are firmly within the fee-for-service tradition. Changes to the process and structure of the Resource Based Relative Value Scale, which underlies almost all physician fee schedules, could make PCMHs more financially viable. Of the alternative payment methods being considered, shared savings models are unlikely to transform medical practice whereas capitation models place unrealistic expectations on providers to accept epidemiological risk. Episode payment may strike a feasible balance for PCMHs, with newly available episode definitions presenting opportunities not previously available.

In the Shadow of a Giant: Medicare’s Influence on Private Physician Payments

PubMed Central

Clemens, Jeffrey; Gottlieb, Joshua D.

2017-01-01

We analyze Medicare’s influence on private insurers’ payments for physicians’ services. Using a large administrative change in reimbursements for surgical versus medical care, we find that private prices follow Medicare’s lead. A $1.00 increase in Medicare’s fees increases corresponding private prices by $1.16. A second set of Medicare fee changes, which generates area-specific payment shocks, has a similar effect on private reimbursements. Medicare’s influence is strongest in areas with concentrated insurers and competitive physician markets, consistent with insurer-doctor bargaining. By echoing Medicare’s pricing changes, these payment spillovers amplify Medicare’s impact on specialty choice and other welfare-relevant aspects of physician practices. PMID:28713176

42 CFR 422.322 - Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on... Advantage Organizations § 422.322 Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment. (a) Source of payments. (1) Payments under this subpart for original fee-for-service benefits to MA organizations or MA...

42 CFR 422.322 - Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on... Advantage Organizations § 422.322 Source of payment and effect of MA plan election on payment. (a) Source of payments. (1) Payments under this subpart for original fee-for-service benefits to MA organizations or MA...

Forecasting the Future Reimbursement System of Korean National Health Insurance: A Contemplation Focusing on Global Budget and Neo-KDRG-Based Payment Systems

PubMed Central

2012-01-01

With the adoption of national health insurance in 1977, Korea has been utilizing fee-for-service payment with contract-based healthcare reimbursement system in 2000. Under the system, fee-for-service reimbursement has been accused of augmenting national healthcare expenditure by excessively increasing service volume. The researcher examined in this paper two major alternatives including diagnosis related group-based payment and global budget to contemplate the future of reimbursement system of Korean national health insurance. Various literature and preceding studies on pilot project and actual implementation of Neo-KDRG were reviewed. As a result, DRG-based payment was effective for healthcare cost control but low in administrative efficiency. Global budget may be adequate for cost control and improving the quality of healthcare and administrative efficiency. However, many healthcare providers disagree that excess care arising from fee-for-service payment alone has led to financial deterioration of national health insurance and healthcare institutions should take responsibility with global budget payment as an appropriate solution. Dissimilar payment systems may be applied to different types of institutions to reflect their unique attributes, and this process can be achieved step-by-step. Developing public sphere among the stakeholders and striving for consensus shall be kept as collateral to attain the desirable reimbursement system in the future. PMID:22661867

Forecasting the future reimbursement system of Korean National Health Insurance: a contemplation focusing on global budget and Neo-KDRG-based payment systems.

PubMed

Kim, Yang-Kyun

2012-05-01

With the adoption of national health insurance in 1977, Korea has been utilizing fee-for-service payment with contract-based healthcare reimbursement system in 2000. Under the system, fee-for-service reimbursement has been accused of augmenting national healthcare expenditure by excessively increasing service volume. The researcher examined in this paper two major alternatives including diagnosis related group-based payment and global budget to contemplate the future of reimbursement system of Korean national health insurance. Various literature and preceding studies on pilot project and actual implementation of Neo-KDRG were reviewed. As a result, DRG-based payment was effective for healthcare cost control but low in administrative efficiency. Global budget may be adequate for cost control and improving the quality of healthcare and administrative efficiency. However, many healthcare providers disagree that excess care arising from fee-for-service payment alone has led to financial deterioration of national health insurance and healthcare institutions should take responsibility with global budget payment as an appropriate solution. Dissimilar payment systems may be applied to different types of institutions to reflect their unique attributes, and this process can be achieved step-by-step. Developing public sphere among the stakeholders and striving for consensus shall be kept as collateral to attain the desirable reimbursement system in the future.

7 CFR 28.958 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

..., TESTING, AND STANDARDS Cotton Fiber and Processing Tests Fiber and Processing Tests § 28.958 Payment of... earlier date. Payment shall be by check or by draft or post office or express money order, payable to the...

7 CFR 28.958 - Payment of fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

..., TESTING, AND STANDARDS Cotton Fiber and Processing Tests Fiber and Processing Tests § 28.958 Payment of... earlier date. Payment shall be by check or by draft or post office or express money order, payable to the...

The Effects of Introducing Mixed Payment Systems for Physicians: Experimental Evidence.

PubMed

Brosig-Koch, Jeannette; Hennig-Schmidt, Heike; Kairies-Schwarz, Nadja; Wiesen, Daniel

2017-02-01

Mixed payment systems have become a prominent alternative to paying physicians through fee-for-service and capitation. While theory shows mixed payment systems to be superior, causal effects on physicians' behavior when introducing mixed systems are not well understood empirically. We systematically analyze the influence of fee-for-service, capitation, and mixed payment systems on physicians' service provision. In a controlled laboratory setting, we implement an exogenous variation of the payment method. Medical and non-medical students in the role of physicians in the lab (N = 213) choose quantities of medical services affecting patients' health outside the lab. Behavioral data reveal significant overprovision of medical services under fee-for-service and significant underprovision under capitation, although less than predicted when assuming profit maximization. Introducing mixed payment systems significantly reduces deviations from patient-optimal treatment. Although medical students tend to be more patient regarding, our results hold for both medical and non-medical students. Responses to incentive systems can be explained by a behavioral model capturing individual altruism. In particular, we find support that altruism plays a role in service provision and can partially mitigate agency problems, but altruism is heterogeneous in the population. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

48 CFR 970.5215-3 - Conditional payment of fee, profit, and other incentives-facility management contracts

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... period, the DOE Operations/Field Office Manager, or designee, may reduce any otherwise earned fee, fixed... Operations/Field Office Manager, or designee, may reduce in whole or in part any otherwise earned fee, fixed...

12 CFR 1228.1 - Definitions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-01-01

... continuing basis each time a property is transferred (except for transfers specifically excepted) for a period of time or indefinitely. A private transfer fee does not include fees, charges, payments, or other... SECURITY INTERESTS IN, MORTGAGES ON PROPERTIES ENCUMBERED BY CERTAIN PRIVATE TRANSFER FEE COVENANTS AND...

Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2018; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program. Final rule.

PubMed

2017-11-15

This major final rule addresses changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule (PFS) and other Medicare Part B payment policies such as changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, to ensure that our payment systems are updated to reflect changes in medical practice and the relative value of services, as well as changes in the statute. In addition, this final rule includes policies necessary to begin offering the expanded Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program model.

37 CFR 1.23 - Methods of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Methods of payment. 1.23 Section 1.23 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF... Methods of payment. (a) All payments of money required for United States Patent and Trademark Office fees...

42 CFR 414.63 - Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management... HEALTH SERVICES Physicians and Other Practitioners § 414.63 Payment for outpatient diabetes self... this section, payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training is made under the physician fee...

42 CFR 414.63 - Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management... SERVICES Physicians and Other Practitioners § 414.63 Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management..., payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training is made under the physician fee schedule in...

42 CFR 414.63 - Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management... HEALTH SERVICES Physicians and Other Practitioners § 414.63 Payment for outpatient diabetes self... this section, payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training is made under the physician fee...

42 CFR 414.63 - Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management... HEALTH SERVICES Physicians and Other Practitioners § 414.63 Payment for outpatient diabetes self... this section, payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training is made under the physician fee...

30 CFR 250.126 - Electronic payment instructions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... Electronic payment instructions. You must file all payments electronically through Pay.gov. This includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications or filing fee payments. The Pay.gov Web site may be accessed through a link on the BSEE Offshore Web site at: http://www.bsee.gov/offshore/ homepage or...

30 CFR 250.126 - Electronic payment instructions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... Electronic payment instructions. You must file all payments electronically through Pay.gov. This includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications or filing fee payments. The Pay.gov Web site may be accessed through a link on the BSEE Offshore Web site at: http://www.bsee.gov/offshore/ homepage or...

30 CFR 250.126 - Electronic payment instructions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... Electronic payment instructions. You must file all payments electronically through Pay.gov. This includes, but is not limited to, all OCS applications or filing fee payments. The Pay.gov Web site may be accessed through a link on the BSEE Offshore Web site at: http://www.bsee.gov/offshore/ homepage or...

42 CFR 414.63 - Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management... SERVICES Physicians and Other Practitioners § 414.63 Payment for outpatient diabetes self-management..., payment for outpatient diabetes self-management training is made under the physician fee schedule in...

20 CFR 30.709 - How are payments for medicinal drugs determined?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... 20 Employees' Benefits 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false How are payments for medicinal drugs... for Medical Providers Medical Fee Schedule § 30.709 How are payments for medicinal drugs determined? Payment for medicinal drugs prescribed by physicians shall not exceed the amount derived by multiplying...

78 FR 48995 - Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, DME Face-to...

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-12

...This document corrects technical errors that appeared in the final rule with comment period published in the Federal Register on November 16, 2012, entitled ``Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule, DME Face-to-Face Encounters, Elimination of the Requirement for Termination of Non-Random Prepayment Complex Medical Review and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2013.''

Impact of Medicare payment reductions on access to surgical services.

PubMed Central

Mitchell, J B; Cromwell, J

1995-01-01

OBJECTIVE. This study evaluates the impact of surgical fee reductions under Medicare on the utilization of surgical services. DATA SOURCES. Medicare physician claims data were obtained from 11 states for a five-year time period (1985-1989). STUDY DESIGN. Under OBRA-87, Medicare reduced payments for 11 surgical procedures. A fixed effects regression method was used to determine the impact of these payment reductions on access to care for potentially vulnerable Medicare beneficiaries: joint Medicaid-eligibles, blacks, and the very old. DATA COLLECTION/EXTRACTION METHODS. Medicare claims and enrollment data were used to construct a cross-section time-series of population-based surgical rates from 1985 through 1989. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS. Reductions in surgical fees led to small but significant increases in use for three procedures, small decreases in use for two procedures, and no impact on the remaining six procedures. There was little evidence that access to surgery was impaired for potentially vulnerable enrollees; in fact, declining fees often led to greater rates of increases for some subgroups. CONCLUSIONS. Our results suggest that volume responses by surgeons to payment changes under the Medicare Fee Schedule may be smaller than HCFA's original estimates. Nevertheless, both access and quality of care should continue to be closely monitored. PMID:8537224

75 FR 45641 - Medical Device User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2011

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-08-03

...] Medical Device User Fee Rates for Fiscal Year 2011 AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION... payment procedures for medical device user fees for fiscal year (FY) 2011. The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act), as amended by the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007 (title II of the Food...

47 CFR 1.1153 - Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations for mass media services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations for mass media services. 1.1153 Section 1.1153 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION... Payment § 1.1153 Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations for mass media services. Fee...

75 FR 455 - Adjustment of Cable Statutory License Royalty Rates

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2010-01-05

... Petition to Participate, along with the $150 filing fee, may be delivered to the Copyright Royalty Board by... payments in accordance with the statutory formula described in 17 U.S.C. 111(d). Royalty fees are based... broadcast stations, there is a minimum royalty fee which must be paid. This minimum fee is not applied...

37 CFR 1.17 - Patent application and reexamination processing fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... reexamination processing fees. 1.17 Section 1.17 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND... and Payment of Money § 1.17 Patent application and reexamination processing fees. (a) Extension fees... the inventors or a person not the inventor. § 1.59—for expungement of information. § 1.103(a)—to...

Diagnosis-related group (DRG)-based case-mix funding system, a promising alternative for fee for service payment in China.

PubMed

Zhao, Cuirong; Wang, Chao; Shen, Chengwu; Wang, Qian

2018-05-13

Fee for services (FFS) is the prevailing method of payment in most Chinese public hospitals. Under this retrospective payment system, medical care providers are paid based on medical services and tend to over-treat to maximize their income, thereby contributing to rising medical costs and uncontrollable health expenditures to a large extent. Payment reform needs to be promptly implemented to move to a prospective payment plan. The diagnosis-related group (DRG)-based case-mix payment system, with its superior efficiency and containment of costs, has garnered increased attention and it represents a promising alternative. This article briefly describes the DRG-based case-mix payment system, it comparatively analyzes differences between FFS and case-mix funding systems, and it describes the implementation of DRGs in China. China's social and economic conditions differ across regions, so establishment of a national payment standard will take time and involve difficulties. No single method of provider payment is perfect. Measures to monitor and minimize the negative ethical implications and unintended effects of a DRG-based case-mix payment system are essential to ensuring the lasting social benefits of payment reform in Chinese public hospitals.

22 CFR 51.53 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-04-01

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.53 Refunds. (a) The Department will refund the passport application fee and the security surcharge to any person exempt from payment of passport... expedited passport processing fee if the Department fails to provide expedited passport processing as...

22 CFR 51.53 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-04-01

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.53 Refunds. (a) The Department will refund the passport application fee and the security surcharge to any person exempt from payment of passport... expedited passport processing fee if the Department fails to provide expedited passport processing as...

22 CFR 51.53 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.53 Refunds. (a) The Department will refund the passport application fee and the security surcharge to any person exempt from payment of passport... expedited passport processing fee if the Department fails to provide expedited passport processing as...

22 CFR 51.53 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.53 Refunds. (a) The Department will refund the passport application fee and the security surcharge to any person exempt from payment of passport... expedited passport processing fee if the Department fails to provide expedited passport processing as...

22 CFR 51.53 - Refunds.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... DEPARTMENT OF STATE NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS PASSPORTS Fees § 51.53 Refunds. (a) The Department will refund the passport application fee and the security surcharge to any person exempt from payment of passport... expedited passport processing fee if the Department fails to provide expedited passport processing as...

37 CFR 1.362 - Time for payment of maintenance fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... years and 6 months and through the day of the 4th anniversary of the grant for the first maintenance fee... maintenance fee will expire at the end of the same date (anniversary date) the patent was granted in the 4th...

37 CFR 1.362 - Time for payment of maintenance fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... years and 6 months and through the day of the 4th anniversary of the grant for the first maintenance fee... maintenance fee will expire at the end of the same date (anniversary date) the patent was granted in the 4th...

37 CFR 1.362 - Time for payment of maintenance fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... years and 6 months and through the day of the 4th anniversary of the grant for the first maintenance fee... maintenance fee will expire at the end of the same date (anniversary date) the patent was granted in the 4th...

37 CFR 1.362 - Time for payment of maintenance fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... years and 6 months and through the day of the 4th anniversary of the grant for the first maintenance fee... maintenance fee will expire at the end of the same date (anniversary date) the patent was granted in the 4th...

37 CFR 1.362 - Time for payment of maintenance fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... years and 6 months and through the day of the 4th anniversary of the grant for the first maintenance fee... maintenance fee will expire at the end of the same date (anniversary date) the patent was granted in the 4th...

Fundamental reform of payment for adult primary care: comprehensive payment for comprehensive care.

PubMed

Goroll, Allan H; Berenson, Robert A; Schoenbaum, Stephen C; Gardner, Laurence B

2007-03-01

Primary care is essential to the effective and efficient functioning of health care delivery systems, yet there is an impending crisis in the field due in part to a dysfunctional payment system. We present a fundamentally new model of payment for primary care, replacing encounter-based imbursement with comprehensive payment for comprehensive care. Unlike former iterations of primary care capitation (which simply bundled inadequate fee-for-service payments), our comprehensive payment model represents new investment in adult primary care, with substantial increases in payment over current levels. The comprehensive payment is directed to practices to include support for the modern systems and teams essential to the delivery of comprehensive, coordinated care. Income to primary physicians is increased commensurate with the high level of responsibility expected. To ensure optimal allocation of resources and the rewarding of desired outcomes, the comprehensive payment is needs/risk-adjusted and performance-based. Our model establishes a new social contract with the primary care community, substantially increasing payment in return for achieving important societal health system goals, including improved accessibility, quality, safety, and efficiency. Attainment of these goals should help offset and justify the costs of the investment. Field tests of this and other new models of payment for primary care are urgently needed.

Fundamental Reform of Payment for Adult Primary Care: Comprehensive Payment for Comprehensive Care

PubMed Central

Berenson, Robert A.; Schoenbaum, Stephen C.; Gardner, Laurence B.

2007-01-01

Primary care is essential to the effective and efficient functioning of health care delivery systems, yet there is an impending crisis in the field due in part to a dysfunctional payment system. We present a fundamentally new model of payment for primary care, replacing encounter-based imbursement with comprehensive payment for comprehensive care. Unlike former iterations of primary care capitation (which simply bundled inadequate fee-for-service payments), our comprehensive payment model represents new investment in adult primary care, with substantial increases in payment over current levels. The comprehensive payment is directed to practices to include support for the modern systems and teams essential to the delivery of comprehensive, coordinated care. Income to primary physicians is increased commensurate with the high level of responsibility expected. To ensure optimal allocation of resources and the rewarding of desired outcomes, the comprehensive payment is needs/risk-adjusted and performance-based. Our model establishes a new social contract with the primary care community, substantially increasing payment in return for achieving important societal health system goals, including improved accessibility, quality, safety, and efficiency. Attainment of these goals should help offset and justify the costs of the investment. Field tests of this and other new models of payment for primary care are urgently needed. PMID:17356977

Achieving health care cost containment through provider payment reform that engages patients and providers.

PubMed

Ginsburg, Paul B

2013-05-01

The best opportunity to pursue cost containment in the next five to ten years is through reforming provider payment to gradually diminish the role of fee-for-service reimbursement. Public and private payers have launched many promising payment reform pilots aimed at blending fee-for-service with payment approaches based on broader units of care, such as an episode or patients' total needs over a period of time, a crucial first step. But meaningful cost containment from payment reform will not be achieved until Medicare and Medicaid establish stronger incentives for providers to contract in this way, with discouragement of nonparticipation increasing over time. In addition, the models need to evolve to engage beneficiaries, perhaps through incentives for patients to enroll in an accountable care organization and to seek care within that organization's network of providers.

User fees and maternity services in Ethiopia.

PubMed

Pearson, Luwei; Gandhi, Meena; Admasu, Keseteberhan; Keyes, Emily B

2011-12-01

To examine user fees for maternity services and how they relate to provision, quality, and use of maternity services in Ethiopia. The national assessment of emergency obstetric and newborn care (EmONC) examined user fees for maternity services in 751 health facilities that provided childbirth services in 2008. Overall, only about 6.6% of women gave birth in health facilities. Among facilities that provided delivery care, 68% charged a fee in cash or kind for normal delivery. Health centers should be providing maternity services free of charge (the healthcare financing proclamation), yet 65% still charge for some aspect of care, including drugs and supplies. The average cost for normal and cesarean delivery was US $7.70 and US $51.80, respectively. Nineteen percent of these facilities required payment in advance for treatment of an obstetric emergency. The health facilities that charged user fees had, on average, more delivery beds, deliveries (normal and cesarean), direct obstetric complications treated, and a higher ratio of skilled birth attendants per 1000 deliveries than those that did not charge. The case fatality rate was 3.8% and 7.1% in hospitals that did and did not charge user fees, respectively. Utilization of maternal health services is extremely low in Ethiopia and, although there is a government decree against charging for maternity service, 65% of health centers do charge for some aspects of maternal care. As health facilities are not reimbursed by the government for the costs of maternity services, this loss of revenue may account for the more and better services offered in facilities that continue to charge user fees. User fees are not the only factor that determines utilization in settings where the coverage of maternity services is extremely low. Additional factors include other out-of-pocket payments such as cost of transport and food and lodging for accompanying relatives. It is important to keep quality of care in mind when user fees are under discussion. Copyright © 2011 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dental insurance: A systematic review.

PubMed

Garla, Bharath Kumar; Satish, G; Divya, K T

2014-12-01

To review uses of finance in dentistry. A search of 25 electronic databases and World Wide Web was conducted. Relevant journals were hand searched and further information was requested from authors. Inclusion criteria were a predefined hierarchy of evidence and objectives. Study validity was assessed with checklists. Two reviewers independently screened sources, extracted data, and assessed validity. Insurance has come of ages and has become the mainstay of payment in many developed countries. So much so that all the alternative forms of payment which originated as an alternative to fee for service now depend on insurance at one point or the other. Fee for service is still the major form of payment in many developing countries including India. It is preferred in many instances since the payment is made immediately.

Physician Payment after the SGR--The New Meritocracy.

PubMed

Rosenthal, Meredith B

2015-09-24

With the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System, Medicare shifts from payment based on macroeconomic indicators to relying on physician- or group-level indicators of cost and quality--and could create a large fee differential between high- and low-performing physicians.

42 CFR 415.102 - Conditions for fee schedule payment for physician services to beneficiaries in providers.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... case of radiology or laboratory services, the additional requirements in § 415.120 or § 415.130... conditions for payment for radiology services) and 415.130 (concerning conditions for payment for physician...

["Thus it passes from the patient's purse into that of the doctor without causing displeasure" - Samuel Hahnemann and medical fees].

PubMed

Jutte, R

1999-01-01

In 1834, Hahnemann gave the following advice to his pupil Dr. Karl Julius Aegidi: "We are not allopaths who have high medical fees and can legally demand high sums for evil deeds. We must take what we have earned on the spot, since we are not considered worthy of ordinary justice." In an earlier letter to the same addressee, Hahnemann wrote: "No one enters my house if he does not have with him the money to pay me, unless he is paying me monthly, in advance [...]." There can be no doubt that in Hahnemann's times, fees were the most important component in a physician's income. Dependency on fee income meant that the physician always had to worry about delayed and even avoided payments, and patients' reluctance to pay was notorious. Many doctors lost large parts of their nominal income through bad debts. In some cases, installments were accepted by both parties, to avoid costly legal action, which were usually a last resort. In these circumstances it is hardly surprising to find Hahnemann, the founder of a highly disputed new cure, stressing to his colleagues that for a successful medical practice, cash payments at the time of treatment or in advance were preferable to post-facto bills. Having been ostracized by the medical establishment, Hahnemann showed a remarkable professional awareness of patients' propensity to debt. Long before regular physicians propagated cash payment, Hahnemann derived his income solely from ready-money payments. However, he used a sliding fee structure to allow for the different economic circumstances of his patients, who came from all walks of life. The very poor he treated for free, while members of the rural and urban middle class had to pay considerable fees. In some cases, Hahnemann was able to charge very high fees, and his numerous enemies used this against him.

40 CFR 195.20 - Fee payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-07-01

... organization or individual who is not a listed participant in EPA's radon proficiency programs on the effective... and RCP programs shall pay fees according to the following fee schedule: (1) Organizations Listed for... listed participant, each organization that is listed for primary measurement services in the RMP program...

48 CFR 970.0404-2 - General.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... other classified information. The clause, in part, provides for reductions in the amount of fee, profit... designee, the clause entitled, “Conditional Payment of Fee, Profit, and Other Incentives—Facility...)) for the use of a contract clause that provides for an appropriate reduction in the fee or amount paid...

78 FR 52510 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-08-23

... issues a notice of allowance and the applicant must pay the specified issue fee (including the publication fee, if applicable) within three months to avoid abandonment of the application. This collection... patents, and to submit issue fee payments. Affected Public: Individuals or households; businesses or other...

Episode-Based Payment and Direct Employer Purchasing of Healthcare Services: Recent Bundled Payment Innovations and the Geisinger Health System Experience.

PubMed

Slotkin, Jonathan R; Ross, Olivia A; Newman, Eric D; Comrey, Janet L; Watson, Victoria; Lee, Rachel V; Brosious, Megan M; Gerrity, Gloria; Davis, Scott M; Paul, Jacquelyn; Miller, E Lynn; Feinberg, David T; Toms, Steven A

2017-04-01

One significant driver of the disjointed healthcare often observed in the United States is the traditional fee-for-service payment model which financially incentivizes the volume of care delivered over the quality and coordination of care. This problem is compounded by the wide, often unwarranted variation in healthcare charges that purchasers of health services encounter for substantially similar episodes of care. The last 10 years have seen many stakeholder organizations begin to experiment with novel financial payment models that strive to obviate many of the challenges inherent in customary quantity-based cost paradigms. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has allowed many care delivery systems to partner with Medicare in episode-based payment programs such as the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative, and in patient-based models such as the Medicare Shared Savings Program. Several employer purchasers of healthcare services are experimenting with innovative payment models to include episode-based bundled rate destination centers of excellence programs and the direct purchasing of accountable care organization services. The Geisinger Health System has over 10 years of experience with episode-based payment bundling coupled with the care delivery reengineering which is integral to its ProvenCare® program. Recent experiences at Geisinger have included participation in BPCI and also partnership with employer-purchasers of healthcare through the Pacific Business Group on Health (representing Walmart, Lowe's, and JetBlue Airways). As the shift towards value-focused care delivery and patient experience progresses forward, bundled payment arrangements and direct purchasing of healthcare will be critical financial drivers in effecting change. Copyright © 2017 by the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Medicare physician payment systems: impact of 2011 schedule on interventional pain management.

PubMed

Manchikanti, Laxmaiah; Singh, Vijay; Caraway, David L; Benyamin, Ramsin M; Hirsch, Joshua A

2011-01-01

Physicians in the United States have been affected by significant changes in the patterns of medical practice evolving over the last several decades. The recently passed affordable health care law, termed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (the ACA, for short) affects physicians more than any other law. Physician services are an integral part of health care. Physicians are paid in the United States for their personal services. This payment also includes the overhead expenses for maintaining an office and providing services. The payment system is highly variable in the private insurance market; however, governmental systems have a formula-based payment, mostly based on the Medicare payment system. Physician services are billed under Part B. Since the inception of the Medicare program in 1965, several methods have been used to determine the amounts paid to physicians for each covered service. Initially, the payment systems compensated physicians on the basis of their charges. In 1975, just over 10 years after the inception of the Medicare program, payments changed so as not to exceed the increase in the Medical Economic Index (MEI). Nevertheless, the policy failed to curb increases in costs, leading to the determination of a yearly change in fees by legislation from 1984 to 1991. In 1992, the fee schedule essentially replaced the prior payment system that was based on the physician's charges, which also failed to live up to expectations for operational success. Then, in 1998, the sustainable growth rate (SGR) system was introduced. In 2009, multiple attempts were made by Congress to repeal the formula - rather unsuccessfully. Consequently, the SGR formula continues to hamper physician payments. The mechanism of the SGR includes 3 components that are incorporated into a statutory formula: expenditure targets, growth rate period, and annual adjustments of payment rates for physician services. Further, the relative value of a physician fee schedule is based on 3 components: physician work, practice expense (PE), and malpractice expense that are used to determine a value ranking for each service to which it is applied. On average, the work component represents 53.5% of a service's relative value, the fee component represents 43.6%, and the malpractice component represents 3.9%. The final schedule for physician payment was issued on November 24, 2010. This was based on a total cut of 30.8% with 24.9% of the cut attributed to SGR. However, as usual, with patchwork efficiency, Congress passed a one-year extension of the 0% update, effective through December 2011. Consequently, CMS issued an emergency update of the 2011 Medicare fee schedule, with multiple revisions, resulting in a reduction of the conversion factor of $36.8729 from December 2010 to $33.9764 for 2011.

42 CFR § 512.705 - CR/ICR services that count towards CR incentive payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2017-10-01

... PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants § 512.705 CR... beneficiaries during AMI and CABG model episodes result in eligibility for CR incentive payments. (2) For FFS-CR... an AMI or CABG model episode. (d) CR incentive payment time period. All AMI and CABG model episodes...

12 CFR 602.14 - Advance payments-notice.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... § 602.14 Advance payments—notice. (a) If fees will be more than $25.00 and you have not told us in... your agreement to pay. (b) If estimated fees exceed $250.00 and you have a history of promptly paying.... (c) If estimated fees exceed $250.00 and you have no history of paying fees, we may require you to...

43 CFR 3834.13 - Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... FOR MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Fee Payment § 3834.13 Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees? BLM will not prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees if you hold a mining claim or site for only... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil...

43 CFR 3834.13 - Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... FOR MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Fee Payment § 3834.13 Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees? BLM will not prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees if you hold a mining claim or site for only... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil...

43 CFR 3834.13 - Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... FOR MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Fee Payment § 3834.13 Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees? BLM will not prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees if you hold a mining claim or site for only... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil...

43 CFR 3834.13 - Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... FOR MINING CLAIMS OR SITES Fee Payment § 3834.13 Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees? BLM will not prorate annual maintenance or oil shale fees if you hold a mining claim or site for only... 43 Public Lands: Interior 2 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Will BLM prorate annual maintenance or oil...

42 CFR § 512.740 - Beneficiary engagement incentives for FFS-CR participant use.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2017-10-01

... PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants Provisions for... retrieval requirement. (c) Clinical goals of the CR incentive payment model. The following are the clinical goals of the CR incentive payment model, which may be advanced through beneficiary incentives: (1...

42 CFR § 512.715 - Access to records and retention for FFS-CR participants.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2017-10-01

... PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants Provisions for... investigation of the following: (1) The individual's or entity's compliance with CR incentive payment model... participant's participation in the CR incentive payment model or from the date of completion of any audit...

42 CFR § 512.710 - Determination of CR incentive payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2017-10-01

... SERVICES (CONTINUED) HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODEL PROGRAMS EPISODE PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants § 512.710 Determination of CR incentive... 42 Public Health 5 2017-10-01 2017-10-01 false Determination of CR incentive payments. § 512.710...

45 CFR 2400.56 - Payment of stipend.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Payment of stipend. 2400.56 Section 2400.56 Public... FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Fellowship Stipend § 2400.56 Payment of stipend. Payment for tuition, required fees, books, room, and board subject to the limitations in §§ 2400.52 through 2400.55 and §§ 2400...

45 CFR 2400.56 - Payment of stipend.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 45 Public Welfare 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Payment of stipend. 2400.56 Section 2400.56 Public... FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Fellowship Stipend § 2400.56 Payment of stipend. Payment for tuition, required fees, books, room, and board subject to the limitations in §§ 2400.52 through 2400.55 and §§ 2400...

78 FR 77140 - Customs Brokers User Fee Payment for 2014

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2013-12-20

... Payment for 2014 AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security. ACTION..., association, or corporation, is due by February 21, 2014. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announces this date of payment for 2014 in accordance with the Tax Reform Act of 1986. DATES: Payment of the 2014...

42 CFR 422.304 - Monthly payments.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... an MA-PD plan, defined at § 422.252, the MA organization offering such a plan also receives- (1... payments of the amounts determined under paragraphs (a)(1) and (a)(2) of this section for coverage of original fee-for-service benefits for an individual in an MA payment area for a month. (1) Payment of bid...

44 CFR 5.45 - Form of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Form of payment. 5.45 Section... SECURITY GENERAL PRODUCTION OR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION Fees § 5.45 Form of payment. Payment shall be by check or money order payable to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and shall be addressed to the...

44 CFR 6.84 - Form of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Form of payment. 6.84 Section... SECURITY GENERAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 Fees § 6.84 Form of payment. Payment shall be by check or money order payable to The Federal Emergency Management Agency and shall be addressed to the...

47 CFR 1.1182 - Schedule of fees for products and services provided by the Commission in connection with...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... Payment to auction contractor by credit card or check. (Public Notice will specify exact payment...) to same person or entity Payment to auction contractor by credit card or check. (Public Notice will...

47 CFR 1.1182 - Schedule of fees for products and services provided by the Commission in connection with...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... Payment to auction contractor by credit card or check. (Public Notice will specify exact payment...) to same person or entity Payment to auction contractor by credit card or check. (Public Notice will...

47 CFR 1.1182 - Schedule of fees for products and services provided by the Commission in connection with...

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... Payment to auction contractor by credit card or check. (Public Notice will specify exact payment...) to same person or entity Payment to auction contractor by credit card or check. (Public Notice will...

49 CFR 1540.209 - Fees for security threat assessment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 49 Transportation 9 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Fees for security threat assessment. 1540.209...: GENERAL RULES Security Threat Assessments § 1540.209 Fees for security threat assessment. This section describes the payment process for completion of the security threat assessments required under subpart. (a...

76 FR 30605 - Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees For Fiscal Year 2011

Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

2011-05-26

... the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast and Annual CMRS... compute their fee payment using the standard methodology \\32\\ that is currently in place for CMRS Wireless... Commission, Regulatory Fees Fact Sheet: What You Owe--Commercial Wireless Services for FY 2010 at 1 (released...

25 CFR 517.9 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... paragraph (c) of this section. Payment of fees should be by check or money order made payable to the... fees has been granted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section: (1) Copies. The FOIA Officer shall... requested records, as well as the costs of operator/programmer salary apportionable to the search. The...

22 CFR 1304.9 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... granted under paragraph (c) of this section. Payment of fees should be in U.S. Dollars in the form of... waiver or reduction of fees has been granted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section: (1) Duplications... well as the costs of operator/programmer salary apportionable to the search. MCC is not required to...

25 CFR 517.9 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

... paragraph (c) of this section. Payment of fees should be by check or money order made payable to the... fees has been granted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section: (1) Copies. The FOIA Officer shall... requested records, as well as the costs of operator/programmer salary apportionable to the search. The...

22 CFR 1304.9 - Fees.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-04-01

... granted under paragraph (c) of this section. Payment of fees should be in U.S. Dollars in the form of... waiver or reduction of fees has been granted pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section: (1) Duplications... well as the costs of operator/programmer salary apportionable to the search. MCC is not required to...

37 CFR 1.21 - Miscellaneous fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Miscellaneous fees and charges. 1.21 Section 1.21 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES General Provisions Fees and Payment of Money...

37 CFR 1.21 - Miscellaneous fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Miscellaneous fees and charges. 1.21 Section 1.21 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE GENERAL RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES General Provisions Fees and Payment of Money...

37 CFR 381.9 - Unknown copyright owners.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... who is entitled to receive a royalty payment under this part, they shall retain the required fee in a... royalty fees shall be valid after the expiration of the three-year period. Public broadcasting entities... make available to the Copyright Royalty Judges, upon request, information concerning fees deposited in...

7 CFR 52.41 - Payment of fees and charges.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

... MARKETING ACT OF 1946 PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, PROCESSED PRODUCTS THEREOF, AND CERTAIN OTHER PROCESSED FOOD PRODUCTS 1 Regulations Governing Inspection and Certification Fees and Charges § 52.41...

41 CFR 105-60.305-7 - Assurance of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-07-01

... Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Regional Offices-General Services..., Orders, Policies, Interpretations, Manuals, and Instructions § 105-60.305-7 Assurance of payment. If fees...

41 CFR 105-60.305-7 - Assurance of payment.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... Regulations System (Continued) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION Regional Offices-General Services..., Orders, Policies, Interpretations, Manuals, and Instructions § 105-60.305-7 Assurance of payment. If fees...

Paying for Primary Care: The Factors Associated with Physician Self-selection into Payment Models.

PubMed

Rudoler, David; Deber, Raisa; Barnsley, Janet; Glazier, Richard H; Dass, Adrian Rohit; Laporte, Audrey

2015-09-01

To determine the factors associated with primary care physician self-selection into different payment models, we used a panel of eight waves of administrative data for all primary care physicians who practiced in Ontario between 2003/2004 and 2010/2011. We used a mixed effects logistic regression model to estimate physicians' choice of three alternative payment models: fee for service, enhanced fee for service, and blended capitation. We found that primary care physicians self-selected into payment models based on existing practice characteristics. Physicians with more complex patient populations were less likely to switch into capitation-based payment models where higher levels of effort were not financially rewarded. These findings suggested that investigations aimed at assessing the impact of different primary care reimbursement models on outcomes, including costs and access, should first account for potential selection effects. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Drivers behind widespread informal payments in the Romanian public health care system: From tolerance to corruption to socio-economic and spatial patterns.

PubMed

Horodnic, Adrian V; Mazilu, Sorin; Oprea, Liviu

2018-03-15

In order to explain informal payments in public health care services in Romania, this paper evaluates the relationship between extra payments or valuable gifts (apart from official fees) and the level of tolerance to corruption, as well as the socio-economic and spatial patterns across those individuals offering informal payments. To evaluate this, a survey undertaken in 2013 is reported. Using logistic regression analysis, the findings are that patients with a high tolerance to corruption, high socio-economic risk (those divorced, separated, or with other form of marital status, and those not working), and located in rural or less affluent areas are more likely to offer (apart from official fees) extra payments or valuable gifts for health care services. The paper concludes by discussing the health policy implications. Copyright © 2018 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

42 CFR 415.130 - Conditions for payment: Physician pathology services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Conditions for payment: Physician pathology... Physician Services to Beneficiaries in Providers § 415.130 Conditions for payment: Physician pathology... of physician pathology services to fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries who were hospital...

75 FR 24497 - Short-Term, Small Amount Loans

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2010-05-05

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User fee exemptions are not enough: out-of-pocket payments for 'free' delivery services in rural Tanzania.

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Kruk, Margaret E; Mbaruku, Godfrey; Rockers, Peter C; Galea, Sandro

2008-12-01

To identify the main drivers of costs of facility delivery and the financial consequences for households among rural women in Tanzania, a country with a policy of delivery fee exemptions. We selected a representative sample of households in a rural district in western Tanzania. Women who given birth within 5 years were asked about payments for doctor's/nurse's fees, drugs, non-medical supplies, medical tests, maternity waiting home, transport and other expenses. Wealth was assessed using a household asset index. We estimated the proportion of women who cut down on spending or borrowed money/sold household items to pay for delivery in each wealth group. In all, 73.3% of women with facility delivery reported having made out-of-pocket payments for delivery-related costs. The average cost was 6272 Tanzanian shillings (TZS), [95% Confidence Interval (CI): 4916, 7628] or 5.0 United States dollars. Transport costs (53.6%) and provider fees (26.6%) were the largest cost components in government facilities. Deliveries in mission facilities were twice as expensive as those in government facilities. Nearly half (48.3%) of women reported cutting down on spending or borrowing money/selling household assets to pay for delivery, with the poor reporting this most frequently. Out-of-pocket payments for facility delivery were substantial and were driven by high transport costs, unofficial provider payments, and preference for mission facilities, which levy user charges. Novel approaches to financing maternal health services, such as subsidies for transport and care from private providers, are required to reduce the cost barriers to attended delivery.

Unintended consequences of eliminating Medicare payments for consultations1

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Song, Zirui; Ayanian, John Z.; Wallace, Jacob; He, Yulei; Gibson, Teresa B.; Chernew, Michael E.

2013-01-01

Background Prior to 2010, Medicare payments for consultations (commonly billed by specialists) were substantially higher than for office visits of similar complexity (commonly billed by primary care physicians). In January 2010, Medicare eliminated consultation payments from the Part B Physician Fee Schedule and increased fees for office visits. This change was intended to be budget neutral and to decrease payments to specialists while increasing payments to primary care physicians. We assessed the impact of this policy on spending, volume, and complexity for outpatient office encounters in 2010. Methods We examined 2007–2010 outpatient claims for 2,247,810 Medicare beneficiaries with Medicare Supplemental (Medigap) coverage through large employers in the Thomson Reuters MarketScan Database. We used segmented regression analysis to study changes in spending, volume, and complexity of office encounters adjusted for age, sex, health status, secular trends, seasonality, and hospital referral region. Results “New” office visits largely replaced consultations in 2010. An average of $10.20 (6.5 percent) more was spent per beneficiary per quarter on physician encounters after the policy. The total volume of physician encounters did not change significantly. The increase in spending was largely explained by higher office visit fees from the policy and a shift toward higher complexity visits to both specialists and primary care physicians. Conclusions The elimination of consultations led to a net increase in spending on visits to both primary care physicians and specialists. Higher prices, partially due to the subjectivity of codes in the physician fee schedule, explained the spending increase, rather than higher volumes. PMID:23336095

Michigan's Physician Group Incentive Program offers a regional model for incremental 'fee for value' payment reform.

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Share, David A; Mason, Margaret H

2012-09-01

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan partnered with providers across the state to create an innovative, "fee for value" physician incentive program that would deliver high-quality, efficient care. The Physician Group Incentive Program rewards physician organizations-formal groups of physicians and practices that can accept incentive payments on behalf of their members-based on the number of quality and utilization measures they adopt, such as generic drug dispensing rates, and on their performance on these measures across their patient populations. Physicians also receive payments for implementing a range of patient-centered medical home capabilities, such as patient registries, and they receive higher fees for office visits for incorporating these capabilities into routine practice while also improving performance. Taken together, the incentive dollars, fee increases, and care management payments amount to a potential increase in reimbursement of 40 percent or more from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan for practices designated as high-performing patient-centered medical homes. At the same time, we estimate that implementing the patient-centered medical home capabilities was associated with $155 million in lower medical costs in program year 2011 for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan members. We intend to devote a higher percentage of reimbursement over time to communities of caregivers that offer high-value, system-based care, and a lower percentage of reimbursement to individual physicians on a service-specific basis.

Fee-for-Service Is Dead. Long Live Fee for Service?

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Greene, Jan

2017-09-01

The move to a value-based payment system was supposed to end perverse incentives that pay doctors more for delivering often unnecessary services. But things are changing slowly and the market is still 95% fee for service. There's talk of reworking the Medicare fee schedule so docs are paid more for the things that work, and less for those that don't.

Medicare payments to the neurology workforce in 2012

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Skolarus, Lesli E.; Burke, James F.; Callaghan, Brian C.; Becker, Amanda

2015-01-01

Objective: Little is known about how neurology payments vary by service type (i.e., evaluation and management [E/M] vs tests/treatments) and compare to other specialties, yet this information is necessary to help neurology define its position on proposed payment reform. Methods: Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data from 2012 were used. These data included all direct payments to providers who care for fee-for-service Medicare recipients. Total payment was determined by medical specialty and for various services (e.g., E/M, EEG, electromyography/nerve conduction studies, polysomnography) within neurology. Payment and proportion of services were then calculated across neurologists' payment categories. Results: Neurologists comprised 1.5% (12,317) of individual providers who received Medicare payments and were paid $1.15 billion by Medicare in 2012. Sixty percent ($686 million) of the Medicare payment to neurologists was for E/M, which was a lower proportion than primary providers (approximately 85%) and higher than surgical subspecialties (range 9%–51%). The median neurologist received nearly 75% of their payments from E/M. Two-thirds of neurologists received 60% or more of their payment from E/M services and over 20% received all of their payment from E/M services. Neurologists in the highest payment category performed more services, of which a lower proportion were E/M, and performed at a facility, compared to neurologists in lower payment categories. Conclusion: E/M is the dominant source of payment to the majority of neurologists and should be prioritized by neurology in payment restructuring efforts. PMID:25832665

Medicare payments to the neurology workforce in 2012.

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Skolarus, Lesli E; Burke, James F; Callaghan, Brian C; Becker, Amanda; Kerber, Kevin A

2015-04-28

Little is known about how neurology payments vary by service type (i.e., evaluation and management [E/M] vs tests/treatments) and compare to other specialties, yet this information is necessary to help neurology define its position on proposed payment reform. Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data from 2012 were used. These data included all direct payments to providers who care for fee-for-service Medicare recipients. Total payment was determined by medical specialty and for various services (e.g., E/M, EEG, electromyography/nerve conduction studies, polysomnography) within neurology. Payment and proportion of services were then calculated across neurologists' payment categories. Neurologists comprised 1.5% (12,317) of individual providers who received Medicare payments and were paid $1.15 billion by Medicare in 2012. Sixty percent ($686 million) of the Medicare payment to neurologists was for E/M, which was a lower proportion than primary providers (approximately 85%) and higher than surgical subspecialties (range 9%-51%). The median neurologist received nearly 75% of their payments from E/M. Two-thirds of neurologists received 60% or more of their payment from E/M services and over 20% received all of their payment from E/M services. Neurologists in the highest payment category performed more services, of which a lower proportion were E/M, and performed at a facility, compared to neurologists in lower payment categories. E/M is the dominant source of payment to the majority of neurologists and should be prioritized by neurology in payment restructuring efforts. © 2015 American Academy of Neurology.

49 CFR 107.616 - Payment procedures.

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.... Box 530273, Atlanta, GA 30353-0273, or submit the statement and payment electronically through the... required fees for up to three registration years by filing one complete and accurate registration statement...

48 CFR 1852.216-77 - Award fee for end item contracts.

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... either credit the next payment voucher for the amount of such overpayment or refund the difference to the... then pay the Contractor, or the Contractor will refund to the Government the difference between the... percent of the contracts total potential award fee or $100,000, whichever is less. (e) Award fee...

48 CFR 1852.216-77 - Award fee for end item contracts.

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... either credit the next payment voucher for the amount of such overpayment or refund the difference to the... then pay the Contractor, or the Contractor will refund to the Government the difference between the... percent of the contracts total potential award fee or $100,000, whichever is less. (e) Award fee...

48 CFR 1852.216-77 - Award fee for end item contracts.

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... either credit the next payment voucher for the amount of such overpayment or refund the difference to the... then pay the Contractor, or the Contractor will refund to the Government the difference between the... percent of the contracts total potential award fee or $100,000, whichever is less. (e) Award fee...

77 FR 65199 - Generic Drug User Fee-Backlog Fee Rate for Fiscal Year 2013

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78 FR 18947 - Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish Fishery Management Plan; Regulatory...

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48 CFR 2452.216-70 - Estimated cost, base fee and award fee.

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2010-10-01

...] increments on the schedule set forth in the Performance Evaluation Plan established by the government. The amount payable shall be based on the progress toward completion of contract tasks as determined by the... payments of the award fee in accordance with the schedule established in the Performance Evaluation Plan...

24 CFR 982.510 - Other fees and charges.

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... 24 Housing and Urban Development 4 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Other fees and charges. 982.510 Section 982.510 Housing and Urban Development REGULATIONS RELATING TO HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT... Payment § 982.510 Other fees and charges. (a) The cost of meals or supportive services may not be included...

37 CFR 203.6 - Schedule of fees and methods of payment for services rendered.

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... OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PROCEDURES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: POLICIES AND... the public records or indexes of the Office or for copies of deposited articles for which a fee is... institutions, non-commercial scientific institutions, and representatives of the news media. Search fees shall...

37 CFR 203.6 - Schedule of fees and methods of payment for services rendered.

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... OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PROCEDURES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: POLICIES AND... the public records or indexes of the Office or for copies of deposited articles for which a fee is... institutions, non-commercial scientific institutions, and representatives of the news media. Search fees shall...

37 CFR 203.6 - Schedule of fees and methods of payment for services rendered.

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2011-07-01

... OFFICE, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS COPYRIGHT OFFICE AND PROCEDURES FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: POLICIES AND... the public records or indexes of the Office or for copies of deposited articles for which a fee is... institutions, non-commercial scientific institutions, and representatives of the news media. Search fees shall...

21 CFR 80.10 - Fees for certification services.

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2010-04-01

... 21 Food and Drugs 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Fees for certification services. 80.10 Section 80.10 Food and Drugs FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL COLOR...) Method of payment. All deposits and fees required by this section shall be paid by money order, bank...

14 CFR 1206.704 - Advance payments.

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2012-01-01

... OF THE PUBLIC Search, Review, and Duplication Fees § 1206.704 Advance payments. (a) NASA will not... request, unless: (1) NASA estimates or determines that the allowable charges are likely to exceed $250. NASA will notify the requester of the likely cost and obtain satisfactory assurance of full payment...

14 CFR 1206.704 - Advance payments.

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2013-01-01

... OF THE PUBLIC Search, Review, and Duplication Fees § 1206.704 Advance payments. (a) NASA will not... request, unless: (1) NASA estimates or determines that the allowable charges are likely to exceed $250. NASA will notify the requester of the likely cost and obtain satisfactory assurance of full payment...

14 CFR 1206.704 - Advance payments.

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2011-01-01

... OF THE PUBLIC Search, Review, and Duplication Fees § 1206.704 Advance payments. (a) NASA will not... request, unless: (1) NASA estimates or determines that the allowable charges are likely to exceed $250. NASA will notify the requester of the likely cost and obtain satisfactory assurance of full payment...

42 CFR 414.102 - General payment rules.

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2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false General payment rules. 414.102 Section 414.102 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES Fee Schedules for...

42 CFR 414.102 - General payment rules.

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2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false General payment rules. 414.102 Section 414.102 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES Fee Schedules for...

42 CFR 414.102 - General payment rules.

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2013-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false General payment rules. 414.102 Section 414.102 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM (CONTINUED) PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES Fee Schedules...

42 CFR 414.102 - General payment rules.

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2012-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2012-10-01 2012-10-01 false General payment rules. 414.102 Section 414.102 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM (CONTINUED) PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES Fee Schedules...

42 CFR 414.102 - General payment rules.

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2014-10-01

... 42 Public Health 3 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false General payment rules. 414.102 Section 414.102 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICARE PROGRAM (CONTINUED) PAYMENT FOR PART B MEDICAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES Fee Schedules...

75 FR 60749 - Policy on Payment System Risk

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Medicare payments for noninvasive diagnostic imaging are now higher to nonradiologist physicians than to radiologists.

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Levin, David C; Rao, Vijay M; Parker, Laurence; Frangos, Andrea J; Sunshine, Jonathan H

2011-01-01

Radiologists have always been considered the physicians who "control" noninvasive diagnostic imaging (NDI) and are primarily responsible for its growth. Yet nonradiologists have become increasingly aggressive in their performance and interpretation of imaging. The purpose of this study was to track overall Medicare payments to radiologists and nonradiologist physicians in recent years. The Medicare Part B files covering all fee-for-service physician payments for 1998 to 2008 were the data source. All codes for discretionary NDI were selected. Procedures mandated by the patient's clinical condition (eg, supervision and interpretation codes for interventional procedures, radiation therapy planning) were excluded, as were nonimaging radionuclide tests. Medicare physician specialty codes were used to identify radiologists and nonradiologists. Payments in all places of service were included. Overall Medicare NDI payments to radiologists and nonradiologist physicians from 1998 through 2008 were compared. A separate analysis of NDI payments to cardiologists was conducted, because next to radiologists, they are the highest users of imaging. In 1998, overall Part B payments to radiologists for discretionary NDI were $2.563 billion, compared with $2.020 billion to nonradiologists (ie, radiologists' payments were 27% higher). From 1998 to 2006, payments to nonradiologists increased by 166%, compared with 107% to radiologists. By 2006, payments to nonradiologists exceeded those to radiologists. By 2008, the second year after implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act, payments to radiologists had dropped by 13%, compared with 11% to nonradiologists. In 2008, nonradiologists received $4.807 billion for discretionary NDI, and radiologists received $4.638 billion. Payments to cardiologists for NDI increased by 195% from 1998 to 2006, then dropped by 8% by 2008. The growth in fee-for-service payments to nonradiologists for NDI was considerably more rapid than the growth for radiologists between 1998 and 2006. Then, by the end of 2008, 2 years after the implementation of the Deficit Reduction Act, steeper revenue losses had been experienced by radiologists. The result was that by 2008, overall Medicare fee-for-service payments for NDI were 4% higher to nonradiologists than they were to radiologists. Copyright © 2011 American College of Radiology. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

42 CFR 447.64 - Alternative premiums, enrollment fees, or similar fees: State plan requirements.

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2010-10-01

... SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS PAYMENTS FOR... cost sharing under Medicaid, defined at § 447.78, track beneficiaries' incurred premiums and cost...

42 CFR 447.64 - Alternative premiums, enrollment fees, or similar fees: State plan requirements.

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2011-10-01

... SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS PAYMENTS FOR... cost sharing under Medicaid, defined at § 447.78, track beneficiaries' incurred premiums and cost...

9 CFR 592.500 - Payment of fees and charges.

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2010-01-01

... holiday inspection service shall be paid by the interested party making the application for such service... inclusive. If so required by the Inspection program personnel, such fees and charges shall be paid in...

32 CFR 719.138 - Fees of civilian witnesses.

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2010-07-01

...) Method of Payment. The fees and mileage of a civilian witness shall be paid by the disbursing officer of... whose testimony is determined not to meet the standards of relevancy and materiality set forth in...

40 CFR 700.45 - Fee payments.

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2010-07-01

... shall be in United States currency and shall be paid by money order, bank draft, wire transfer, Pay.gov... Finance Center, Toxic Substances Control Act User Fees, P.O. Box 979073, St. Louis, MO 63197-9000. (3...

42 CFR 7.5 - Payment procedures.

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2011-10-01

... obtain information on terms of payment and a fee schedule by writing the “Centers for Disease Control,” Financial Management Office, Buckhead Facility, Room 200, Centers for Disease Control, 1600 Clifton Road...

42 CFR 7.5 - Payment procedures.

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2012-10-01

... obtain information on terms of payment and a fee schedule by writing the “Centers for Disease Control,” Financial Management Office, Buckhead Facility, Room 200, Centers for Disease Control, 1600 Clifton Road...

10 CFR 766.106 - Late payment fees.

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2010-01-01

... be invoiced within two days of receipt of utility payment of the special assessment when delinquency is less than 30 days. For longer periods of delinquency, DOE will submit additional invoices, as...

10 CFR 15.35 - Payments.

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2010-01-01

..., credit card, or money order and should be payable to the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, License Fee and Accounts Receivable Branch, P.O. Box 954514, St. Louis, MO. 63195-4514, unless payment is...

37 CFR 2.207 - Methods of payment.

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2012-07-01

... 37 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Methods of payment. 2.207 Section 2.207 Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE RULES OF PRACTICE IN TRADEMARK CASES Fees and Payment of Money in Trademark Cases § 2.207 Methods...

44 CFR 72.4 - Submittal/payment procedures and FEMA response.

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2010-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Submittal/payment procedures and FEMA response. 72.4 Section 72.4 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT... PROCEDURES AND FEES FOR PROCESSING MAP CHANGES § 72.4 Submittal/payment procedures and FEMA response. (a) The...

42 CFR § 512.720 - Appeals process for FFS-CR participants.

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2017-10-01

... SERVICES (CONTINUED) HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODEL PROGRAMS EPISODE PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants Provisions for Ffs-Cr Participants § 512... participant termination from the CR incentive payment model. If an FFS-CR participant receives notification...

42 CFR § 512.735 - Enforcement authority for FFS-CR participants.

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2017-10-01

... HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODEL PROGRAMS EPISODE PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants Provisions for Ffs-Cr... limited or restricted by the provisions of the CR incentive payment model, including the authority to...

42 CFR § 512.730 - Compliance enforcement for FFS-CR participants.

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2017-10-01

... HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED) HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND MODEL PROGRAMS EPISODE PAYMENT MODEL CR Incentive Payment Model for EPM and Medicare Fee-for-Service Participants Provisions for Ffs-Cr... through monitoring by HHS (including CMS and OIG) of the CR incentive payment model, including but not...

Do Students Need a Deferred Tuition Payment Plan?

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Duplass, James A.

1984-01-01

Wayne State University's experiences in altering its deferred tuition payment plan to improve cash flow but not adversely affect enrollment are outlined and analyzed. The new plan saved money for the university and encouraged early registration, and most students opted to prepay tuition, saving the late payment fee. (MSE)

42 CFR 455.510 - Payments to RACs.

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2011-10-01

... 42 Public Health 4 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Payments to RACs. 455.510 Section 455.510 Public Health CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED....510 Payments to RACs. (a) General. Fees paid to RACs must be made only from amounts recovered. (b...

47 CFR 0.469 - Advance payments.

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2010-10-01

... the requester has no history of payment. Where allowable charges are likely to exceed $250.00 and the requester has a history of prompt payment of FOIA fees the Commission may notify the requester of the... (k) (i.e., twenty business days from receipt of initial requests and twenty business days from...

42 CFR 447.202 - Audits.

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2010-10-01

... 42 Public Health 4 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Audits. 447.202 Section 447.202 Public Health... ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS PAYMENTS FOR SERVICES Payment Methods: General Provisions § 447.202 Audits. The Medicaid agency must assure appropriate audit of records if payment is based on costs of services or on a fee plus...

44 CFR 72.4 - Submittal/payment procedures and FEMA response.

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2011-10-01

... 44 Emergency Management and Assistance 1 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Submittal/payment procedures and FEMA response. 72.4 Section 72.4 Emergency Management and Assistance FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT... PROCEDURES AND FEES FOR PROCESSING MAP CHANGES § 72.4 Submittal/payment procedures and FEMA response. (a) The...

Doing More for More: Unintended Consequences of Financial Incentives for Oncology Specialty Care.

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O'Neil, Brock; Graves, Amy J; Barocas, Daniel A; Chang, Sam S; Penson, David F; Resnick, Matthew J

2016-02-01

Specialty care remains a significant contributor to health care spending but largely unaddressed in novel payment models aimed at promoting value-based delivery. Bladder cancer, chiefly managed by subspecialists, is among the most costly. In 2005, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) dramatically increased physician payment for office-based interventions for bladder cancer to shift care from higher cost facilities, but the impact is unknown. This study evaluated the effect of financial incentives on patterns of fee-for-service (FFS) bladder cancer care. Data from a 5% sample of Medicare beneficiaries from 2001-2013 were evaluated using interrupted time-series analysis with segmented regression. Primary outcomes were the effects of CMS fee modifications on utilization and site of service for procedures associated with the diagnosis and treatment of bladder cancer. Rates of related bladder cancer procedures that were not affected by the fee change were concurrent controls. Finally, the effect of payment changes on both diagnostic yield and need for redundant procedures were studied. All statistical tests were two-sided. Utilization of clinic-based procedures increased by 644% (95% confidence interval [CI] = 584% to 704%) after the fee change, but without reciprocal decline in facility-based procedures. Procedures unaffected by the fee incentive remained unchanged throughout the study period. Diagnostic yield decreased by 17.0% (95% CI = 12.7% to 21.3%), and use of redundant office-based procedures increased by 76.0% (95% CI = 59% to 93%). Financial incentives in bladder cancer care have unintended and costly consequences in the current FFS environment. The observed price sensitivity is likely to remain a major issue in novel payment models failing to incorporate procedure-based specialty physicians. © The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.

Health Care Payments in Vietnam: Patients' Quagmire of Caring for Health versus Economic Destitution.

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Pekerti, Andre; Vuong, Quan-Hoang; Ho, Tung Manh; Vuong, Thu-Trang

2017-09-25

In the last three decades many developing and middle-income nations' health care systems have been financed via out-of-pocket payments by individuals. User fees charges, however, may not be the best approach or thenmost equitable approach to finance and/or reform health services in developing nations. This study investigates the status of Vietnam's current health system as a result of implementing user fees policies. A recent mandate by the government to increase the universal cover to 100% attempts to tackle inadequate insurance cover, one of the four major factors contributing to the high and increasing probability of destitution for Vietnamese patients (the other three being: non-residency, long stay in hospital, and high cost of treatment). Empirical results however suggest that this may be catastrophic for low-income earners: if insurance cover reimbursement decreases below 50% of actual health expenditures, the probability of Vietnamese falling into destitution will rise further. Our findings provide policy implications and directions to improve Vietnam's health care system, in particular by ensuring the utilization of health services and financial protection for the people.

Exploring the Industry-Dermatologist Financial Relationship: Insight From the Open Payment Data.

PubMed

Feng, Hao; Wu, Paula; Leger, Marie

2016-12-01

Significant ties exist between clinicians and industry. Little is known about the characteristics of industry payments to dermatologists. To analyze the nature and extent of industry payments to dermatologists. This was a retrospective review using the publicly available Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Sunshine Act Open Payment database. Data were downloaded from the publically available CMS website under General Payment and Research Payment data sets. All payments to dermatologists from companies making products reimbursed by a government-run health program were reviewed. Mean, median, and range of payments made, including quantity and total sum of payments, per clinician. Total payments and number of transactions per category of payment, geographic region, and payment source were also assessed. A total of 8333 dermatologists received 208 613 payments totaling more than $34 million. The median total payment per dermatologist was $298 with an interquartile range of $99 to $844. The top 10% of dermatologists (n = 833) received more than $31.2 million, 90% of the total payments. The top 1% each (n = 83) received at least $93 622 and accounted for 44% of total payments. While 83% of payment entries were for food and beverage, they accounted for only 13% of total amount of payments. Speaker fees (31.7%), consulting fees (21.6%), and research payments (16.5%) comprised 69.8% of total payment amount. The top 15 companies were all pharmaceutical manufacturers and paid dermatologists $28.7 million, representing 81% of total disbursement. Dermatologists received substantial payments from the pharmaceutical industry. The nature and amount of payments varied widely. The impact of the data on patient care, physicians practice patterns, and patient perception of physicians is unclear.

7 CFR 354.4 - User fees for certain domestic services.

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2010-01-01

... INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OVERTIME SERVICES RELATING TO IMPORTS AND EXPORTS; AND USER... appropriate, his or her agent, agrees to maintain a balance in the user fee payment account equal to the cost...

7 CFR 354.4 - User fees for certain domestic services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-01-01

... INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OVERTIME SERVICES RELATING TO IMPORTS AND EXPORTS; AND USER... appropriate, his or her agent, agrees to maintain a balance in the user fee payment account equal to the cost...

47 CFR 1.1153 - Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations for mass media services.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2014-10-01 2014-10-01 false Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations for mass media services. 1.1153 Section 1.1153 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION... Payment § 1.1153 Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations for mass media services. Radio...