The document is a response to a communication expressing views on hospital cost containment legislation. The writer supports limiting rising healthcare costs but is against mandatory control programs, instead proposing substitute amendments to establish cost control goals and an independent commission to monitor them. The legislation will likely not be scheduled until late September, and the writer thanks the recipient for sharing their thoughts.

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Addressing Concerns over Hospital Cost Containment Legislation

Identifier:
CAC_CC_109_4_22_23_0014
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Addressing Concerns over Hospital Cost Containment Legislation
Date Created:
1979-07-19
EDTF:
1979-07-19
Creator:
unknown
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
James R. Jones Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/70
Description:
The document is a response to a communication expressing views on hospital cost containment legislation. The writer supports limiting rising healthcare costs but is against mandatory control programs, instead proposing substitute amendments to establish cost control goals and an independent commission to monitor them. The legislation will likely not be scheduled until late September, and the writer thanks the recipient for sharing their thoughts.
Topic:
Education--United States
Congress:
96th (1979-1981)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_109_4_0000, Box 22, Folder 23, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
2 Pages