Additionally, although we could not examine the influence of reimbursement for cesarean section on the rates, it is possible that the generosity of cesarean section reimbursement influences cesarean rates and thus contributes to the payer specific variation observed [ 14].
Area differences in payer compensation for birth, specifically, differences in the comparable generosity of reimbursement for cesarean section, may contribute to this variation.
Ob/gyns, clinics, and hospitals may up-code clinical complications to help patients seek full reimbursement for c-sections.
Currently, this extension appears to be mired in the legislative clutter - neither the President's nor Congressional Republicans' healthcare proposals contained any reimbursement provisions consistent with Section 1011.
For coverage to be granted for unlisted drugs, physicians had to carefully document a clinical description and therapeutic plan and other information for reimbursement under the Individual Clinical Review Mechanism (Section 8) of the ODBP.
Because of the limitation in the Taiwan's NHI reimbursement policy (see methods section), the NHIRD tended to capture claims of patients receiving longer-duration NIV and misclassify those using INV-only and NIV/INV (i.e., to overestimate INV-only and underestimate NIV/INV).
While many states continue to work on licensure efforts, we look to Oregon to lead the way in terms of patient reimbursement and fair interpretation of Section 2706 of the Affordable Care Act.
Provide GP financial reimbursement: $100/patient (see GP recruitment section) [ 22 ].
Since the data does not contain the actual reason for caesarean section but only reimbursement diagnoses recorded around birth, the clinical classification of absolute and relative indications can be only approximated.
During the period of our study, the rates of reimbursement were higher for c-sections than for vaginal deliveries; CDMR was reimbursed at the cost of a vaginal delivery and the woman had to pay the difference to the provider.
