Comparison of the Health Care Financing Administration's Medicare Bureau Claims Processing Costs for 1973 and Fiscal Year 1975

Highlights

A comparison was made of government costs for processing Medicare bills for fiscal years (FY) 1973 and 1975.

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Full Report (24 pages)

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Health Care

Administrative costsBilling proceduresClaims settlementHealth care cost controlMedicareUnit costElectronic data processingHealth insuranceAudit reportsData errors