If physicians with similar preferences tend to cluster in particular geographic areas, then the ratio of payments for surgical to non-surgical episodes may be positively correlated with the likelihood of surgery because of physicians' preferences and their ability to influence reimbursement by selecting the mix of services that make up an episode of care.
Our goal was to model a separate ratio of payments to charges for each payer.
Down Payment: Loans with the smallest permissible ratio of down payment (or equity) to property value will be priced higher than loans with a larger down payment.
As it became easier to get a mortgage with a relatively small down payment, the ratios of payments to incomes rose, he and others said.
These gainful employment rules require for-profit colleges to maintain certain debt-to-income ratios (the ratio of loan payments to income and the ratio of loan payments to discretionary income) and loan repayment rates.
The payment-to-charge ratio for payer type j is the ratio of total payments to total charges across all stays at the hospital with that primary payer.
The bottom line: does the ratio of rental payments to those costs tilt the balance in favor of ownership?
The average ratio of tax payments to operator revenues is 30%.
The ratio of interest payments to national income likewise fell until 1968, when it began to increase, reaching 3.8 percent in 1980.
"Preserving debt affordability" — the ratio of interest payments to government revenue — "at levels consistent with Aaa ratings will invariably require fiscal adjustments of a magnitude that, in some cases, will test social cohesion".
For now, the United States debt remains affordable, Moody's said, as the ratio of interest payments to revenue fell to 8.7 percent in the current year, after peaking at 10 percent two years ago.
