New York State Department of Health Office of the Commissioner transcripts of public hearings on medical services regulatory policies
Series Number
B1072
Summary
This series consists of expert testimony presented before Department of Health hearing officers to refine proposed code policies and formulas for hospitals, nursing homes, and other health related facilities. Witnesses include representatives of hospitals, Blue Cross plans, physicians' groups, labor organizations, and consumer affairs agencies. Issues discussed include economic indexes for computing reimbursement rates; exclusion of medical education and research from the rate-setting formula; and different levels of needs of the chronically-ill elderly.
Creator
New York (State). Department of Health. Office of the Commissioner
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
This series contains agendas, bulletins, news clippings, correspondence, guidelines, memorandums, notes, pamphlets, press releases, reports, and speeches generated by the Office of Public Health. Topics include the onset of the AIDS epidemic; environmental toxicology; maternal and child health; New York City shelters; health manpower; and human experimentation. Some records may be restricted.
Creator
New York (State). Office of Public Health
Access Restrictions
Portions of the series are restricted to protect personal privacy.
This series documents the 1975 reorganization of area Health Systems Agencies, the selection process for membership on state health councils, and the formation and initial activities of the State Health Planning Advisory Council and the State Advisory Council on the Handicapped. The records concern legislation, administrative structure, and political factors affecting organization of viable agencies; executive action creating the Advisory Councils; and structure and membership of state health councils.
Creator
New York State Health Planning Commission
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There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.