The Senate Ethics Committee did not pursue, for lack of jurisdiction, any possible ethics breaches in McCain's delayed reimbursements to Keating for trips at the latter's expense, because they occurred while McCain was in the House.
Britain has even set up an official agency, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), to do explicit cost-benefit analyses of this sort.In his previous job as head of GSK's European arm, Mr Witty shocked the industry by striking a deal to delay full reimbursement for certain new pills until, and only if, they generated the promised health benefits.
Few doctors complained about inadequacies of drug supplies outside GA, but several mentioned emerging problems coinciding with the introduction of insurance, because of delayed and inadequate reimbursements; in a few settings this was identified as leading (for the first time) to inconsistencies in supply, and greater reliance on internally generated funds to ensure adequate stocks.
On the basis of prior observational studies, 12 16 we hypothesised that early reimbursement for opioids would be associated with delayed recovery, and early reimbursement for physiotherapy or chiropractic care would be associated with faster recovery.
Delays in reimbursement reflect two things: delays in vetting claims on the part of the mutual health insurance schemes or cash flow problems by the health insurance authority.
United has tried to clean up its image, releasing survey results showing rising popularity among customers and doctors a departure from the company's heyday of lowball reimbursements and delayed payments.
In addition, some committees experienced financial difficulties when they had to pre-finance certain free services when reimbursements were delayed.
