For cost control to be effective, the professional autonomy and independent clinical judgment of the physician and other providers must in some measure be sacrificed to standardization.
The experts say that Obamacare is filled to the brim with sophisticated new ideas for cost control: Accountable Care Organizations, the Independent Payment Advisory Board, investing in primary care, etc. etc.
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But now there is much more sense that the industry needs to reshape itself for long-term cost control.
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But surely going only for coverage now just delays the task of cost control until later?
Control group studies compared the cost per customer for 50% of customers who did not see the video and 50% who did.
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It said it sees further potential to build on the solid performance of its Northern and German businesses, for instance with increasing online distribution and further cost control.
"The existing deficiencies in management structure, institutional culture, cost estimating and program control must be acknowledged and corrected for the program to move forward in a credible fashion, " it said.
He said that fuel inflation and other factors outside of the department's control were responsible for three-quarters of the cost increase over the past year.
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Because the HAA harnesses the vast pool of money that is today distributed inefficiently through the tax break for employer-provided care, and then couples it with clever cost-control mechanisms, the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation have judged that the HAA will be revenue neutral or even revenue-enhancing within a few years.
Rather, take an aggressive stance on liability--on what you're responsible for and how you can control it--and the effect on cost management will be tremendous.
Higher fuel prices were offset by cost control efforts, an increase in capacity and revenue yields that turned positive for the first time since late 2008, Arison commented.
Additionally, with an embedded autofocus control with voice coil motor driver, the OV5645 offers further cost savings for manufacturers, making it a highly attractive alternative to other 5-megapixel sensors currently on the market.
Look, there are -- I think there are those that voted against the legislation for any number of reasons -- not believing that there was enough cost control in the legislation, or disagreeing with the mechanisms that were set up around choice and competition -- that they may find the Senate bill more to their liking in terms of that.
"Clubs are now in a reporting period that will count towards the first assessment of UEFA's financial fair play break-even requirement for international competition and Premier League clubs are also considering the implementation of additional cost control regulation at a domestic level, " added Jones.
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The AirPR platform provides control and trust in the PR process for a fraction of the time and cost.
The proliferation of low-cost smartphones is helping China Unicom control subsidies and improve profitability as it taps the growing demand for 3G data services.
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As for A123, it also struggled with quality-control problems and competition from low-cost producers in Asia.
Even if we give them the benefit of the doubt and believe they maintain such a policy for idealistic reasons, the fact is such a strict environmental policy is also a great cost-control strategy.
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In that climate of uncertainty the U.S. Agency for International Development opted for a cost-plus, fixed-fee deal--a contract often used by governments to exert some control over costs and give the contractor incentive to engage in open-ended work.
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