And several proposals, including one requiring higher contributions from state workers and teachers and limiting cost-of-living increases, were on the table.
They focused on aesthetics and on limiting costs.
† "Reducing Carbon Emissions and Limiting Costs", by Richard Morgenstern, et al. Resources for the Future, January 2002.
At one time, both sides pointed to the contract standards as a way to ensure high standards while limiting costs.
Republicans say the law is geared less to limiting costs than to extending coverage to the uninsured.
Third, limiting cost-effectiveness tests to clinical benefits for patients or explicit costs to the Medicare budget may fail to reflect the social costs of diseases.
Legislators discussed steps like upping worker contributions, raising retirement ages and limiting cost-of-living adjustments for retirees.
The health economic model does not include an allowance for healthcare workers' time to attend for testing, but these staff costs would be greater when two to three visits are required for TST then IGRA further limiting cost-effectiveness of strategies incorporating TST.
A key aspect of limiting costs is the vigor with which a high "response rate" is pursued during recruitment.
A key finding from our study is that one option for limiting costs- limiting the number of domains targeted- may not lead to success.
