cost shifting

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cost shifting,

(in the United States) a mechanism for reducing inpatient costs by providing services in an outpatient setting. The inpatient cost per case is reduced, but the overall cost to the organization does not change.

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No references found			This additional burden is exacerbated by indirect cost shifting through benefit design changes such as increased co-payments, which add significantly to the overall cost for employees. Health care costs seen rising 7% for employers by Arkansas Business The government doesn't try to reimburse at market rates, and that just results in a lot of cost shifting back to premium payers," he says. WHY BUSINESS FEARS THE PUBLIC OPTION by Jane Sasseen and Catherine Arnst / BusinessWeek Cost shifting does not directly reduce total costs of insurance, although it can influence participants' behavior in ways that will reduce costs. Health-care cost containment strategies by Purcell, Melanie / Government Finance Review			Cosmegen cosmesis cosmetic cosmetic acne Cosmetic Dentistry cosmetic dermatitis cosmetic orthodontics Cosmetic Surgery Cosmetic Surgery Addiction Cosmetic Underclass cosmic radiation cosmic rays cosmid Cosmocephalus obvelatus cosmopolitan cost cost analysis cost cap cost center cost containment cost control cost effective cost function cost model cost share cost shifting cost(o)- cost- cost-based value cost-benefit analysis cost-benefit ratio cost-effective cost-effectiveness cost-effectiveness analysis cost-sharing program cost-utility analysis costa costal costal angle costal arch costal cartilage costal facet costal groove costal notch costalgia costalis COSTAR CoStasis hemostat costectomy Costen's syndrome Costia			Cost Reimbursement Incentive Contract Cost Reimbursement Level of Effort Cost Related Group cost rent Cost Report/Data Collection Cost Responsibility Surcharge Cost Review Board Cost risk Cost Savings Modernization Initiative Cost Schedule Control System Cost Schedule Control System Criteria Cost Schedule Performance Control Specification Cost Schedule Performance Criteria Cost Schedule Performance System Cost Schedule Planning & Control System Cost Schedule Update Cost Sensitive Classification Cost Sensitivity Factor cost share Cost Sharing Cost Sharing Arrangement cost sharing contract cost sharing contract Cost Sharing System Cost Sharing Transaction cost shifting Cost Status Reporting System Cost Synergy Cost Take Out Cost Tech Consulting, Inc cost the earth Cost to Acquire per Gross Add Cost to Company Cost To Complete cost to cure Cost to Serve Cost underestimation Cost Upper Bound Cost Utility Analysis Cost value Breakdown Estimate to Complete work Cost Value Reconciliation Cost Variance Cost Variance Memorandum Cost Variance Report Cost Work Breakdown Structure Cost Work Program Cost Working Group Integrated Product Team cost(o)- Cost, Access & Term Cost, Benefit, Risk

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