Found inside – Page 30Since the transportation issues changed from a focus on the expansion of the system network to increasing the efficiency of operating and managing the ... Found inside – Page 5This approach has had both advantages and drawbacks in Idaho's attempts to improve Medicaid . ... first giving an overview of Idaho's Medicaid reform plans , then discussing the benefits and challenges of using certain sections of ... Idaho Medicaid Reform Background Idaho based its Medicaid reform design on several principles espoused by the ... about the use of a § 1115 waiver of the Social Security Act to grant the state the necessary legal flexibility to implement these reforms . Found inside – Page 117Hearing Before the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the Committee on ... the benefits of that domicile , A service member may maintain domicile in his or ... Found inside – Page 94We believe that increased call volumes are related to three issues : 1 ) beneficiary understanding of his / her Part D benefit and how it works ; 2 ) data ... Found inside – Page 21... services and Congress as additional assurance of the likelihood of implementing the two recommendations within its projected 13 percent increase. Found inside – Page 65The card also contains the customer service phone number used to report card related problems or to report a card lost or stolen . The resulting flood of wastewater, stormwater, and pollutants discharged into coastal waters is a major concern. This book offers a well-delineated approach to integrated coastal management beginning with wastewater and stormwater control. Found inside – Page 88I direct the firm's Health Benefits Management consulting practice . ... before this Committee today to discuss matters related to the implementation of the ... Found inside – Page 298any pending or ongoing investigation regarding the applicant's certification as a peace officer. ... summoned to serve on a jury shall be required to work on the day of his or her jury duty. ... The head of each State agency is now required to implement a comprehensive statewide policy under which eligible employees of State ... Found inside – Page 29A review of the benefits of contracting party implementation Food and ... What is obvious from the findings of this study is that the strength of a ... Found inside – Page 8Vital to a firm's operaeffects . tions — both in its conventional and advanced forms — and requiring relatively little investment , 10 ... and engineering , or inspection 11 ) Differences in information flows , benefits , and and communications technologies , partially because ... a new technology and its implementing the technology on the shop floor - is an important determinant of a country's competitiveness . Found insideA Guide to the Office of Sheriff and Other Law Enforcement Officials in Rural Communities ... problem , of specific issues related to CADRE and analytic tool of great utility to highway and to help set program priorities . its ... Federal Benefits 1. ... should be CADRE is composed of selected data examined by a task force of technical elements that describe the NHTSA and ... Police are not trained to collect Implementing the improvements and been selected for emphasis because they ... Found inside – Page 21Its work over the years has contributed to the expansion of the list of ... a number of unresolved issues and problems which we would like to discuss . Found inside – Page 141Some of the problems that I hope are addressed by the administration today ... an opportunity to discuss a very important topic — the implementation of ... Found inside – Page 3Again , I know that issues relating to formulary design have engendered very ... doing its job in issuing regulations implementing the very important law . Found inside – Page 264... Advantage of Opportunity to Ensure Adequate Retirement Income , HEHS - 96-176 Research Tax Credit International Trade : Implementation Issues Concerning ... Found inside – Page 161This paper discusses the complex legal status of maternity benefits , describes current personnel practices including health ... For instance , eligibility issues pose the problem of whether family - oriented proposals can provide continuous coverage for ... of concepts , theories and empirical findings which may facilitate the general process of implementing health plans . ... Six health insurance issues are discussed in light of these assumptions ; ( 1 ) type and level of benefits ; ( 2 ) cost ... Found inside – Page 6565The legislative electric energy task force shall solicit and analyze information on the following issues relating to bulk power ... of reliably supporting the volume of power transactions that would result from implementation of retail competition ? ( 2 ) What modifications to the bulk power system and its management are necessary to ensure that retail competition in the ... of the bulk power grid , and what are the advantages and disadvantages associated with each option or alternative ? Found inside – Page 1009140 officers and industry representatives could promote issues related to enforcement . ... stated that “ [ C ] urrently , there is little evidence that the Agency wishes to seriously consider the results of cost - benefit analysis if it doesn't support its case . ... It may be argued that compliance costs would be reduced and implementation improved by modifying the current regime to provide a more detailed and ... Found inside – Page 148Incomplete enrollment and eligibility information received by the health plans and delays in its transfer among CMS , health plans and pharmacies ... Found inside – Page 58This session will examine the issues involved . cations in the medical record department and the impact of optical disks and voice recognition . ... This session will consider why clinical computer systems , as opposed to those implemented for financial applications , are ... This series will examine the technology , benefits , and economics of bedside entry , as well as its impact on nursing and health care . Found inside – Page 3Since late 2012 TFD has started to organize events for discussing the challenges for benefit sharing schemes in REDD+ as part of its Forest and ... Found inside – Page 34Revisions to the Rule 21 Interconnection Rules were discussed earlier in the chapter . Cost Benefit Methodology Energy ... of DG . The CPUC used the staff paper to help frame DG cost / benefit issues . Costs and benefits were then prioritized . Found inside – Page 20Pursuant to Article 12 of the Convention on communication of information related to implementation and by its Decision 9/COP2, the Conference of the Parties (COP) adopted guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. ... while the AG13 should study all issues relating to the establishment of a multilateral consultative process and its design. Found inside – Page 29Engaging experts whose only job is to stay current with ever - changing health plan benefits , enrollment issues ... suite to explain why he or she failed to comply with the complex regulations guiding - for example - employee benefits in a remote office . ... An employer that delivers these services distinguishes itself and advances its goal to retain its valuable talent . ... more choices that result in the implementation of even more complex benefit plans means outsourcing looks more and ... Found inside – Page 3This study attempts to provide a realistic assessment of the factors that may limit the potential benefits of transit - related joint development , and the issues that must be addressed in its implementation . In addition to reviewing the national ... Found inside – Page 130Hearing Before the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, House of ... advice on their successes and the issues they confronted in implementing ... Found inside – Page 41V. ISSUES A. Prospective Reimbursement The statute provides that hospices ... be established for hospice care at the implementation of the benefits . Found inside – Page 2448The study revealed that implementation of the work measurement system in the Health Department accomplished five of seven ... The cost - benefit analysis demonstrated that system benefits exceeded system costs by 3.85 to one . ... From these examples , Saudi Arabia can examine effective , successful approaches and consider implementing them as long as they ... Architects because of its intellectual power , and a promise of solving large problems by breaking it into smaller units . Found inside – Page 291Will it be employed as a way to screen out patients who could still benefit from hospice services but have become " unprofitable " in terms of the Medicare ... Found inside – Page 3In addition, over the past 3 years, CMS has lost a quarter of its career executives ... to ensure that the benefit is implemented as Congress has directed. Found inside – Page 17Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Social Security of the Committee on Ways and Means, ... letters concerning these student benefit issues from Chairman ... Found inside – Page 5Contributions are inflows of assets to an entity or settlements or cancellations of its liabilities during a period from nonrecip- rocal ... Respondents may, however, comment on matters of presentation and disclosure and relate them to the basic issues. ... An important economic factor for lessors and lessees in leasing transactions is the availability of tax benefits from ... The probable accounting and administrative costs of implementing the solutions advocated compared with the cost of ... Found inside – Page 533of physicians in Medicaid ; and use of the emergency room as access to primary ... a few of the programs implemented at Omnicare to service its Medicaid ... Found inside – Page 1The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and its ... (Commission) have a longstanding history of dealing with issues related ... Found inside – Page 8understanding & implementing statement of financial accounting standards Coopers & Lybrand ... Those respondents stated that FAS 125 guidance should "unambiguously" answer derecognition and related issues previously ... other receivables that can be prepaid or otherwise settled in such a way that the holder would not recover substantially all of its investment. ... FAS 125 does not change the accounting for interests in benefit trusts subject to the provisions of: FAS 87, Employer's ... Found inside – Page 100H The first step in the process of distributing costs is to examine what benefits and groups of beneficiaries ( private user groups or ... Finally , each section proposes finance options and discusses issues related to cost - sharing under CALFED . Found inside – Page 22 - Memo does not address issues relating to how funds for a low - income energy program will be raised or ... The Committee's responses to these issues will provide a framework for developing its recommendations on a low - income public benefit program . ... OPTION 1 : Develop a comprehensive public benefits policy that is to be implemented regardless of the restructuring of energy utilities . Found inside – Page 540He is a graduate of Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths, New York; earned his B.S.F. and master's degrees at the University of Washington and received his J .D. ... Mr. Brislin is a contributing author of three Foundation publications: Guide to Benefit Plan Administration. ... She works with the firm's large ERISA group in providing advice to employers implementing health care cost-containment mechanisms. Found inside – Page 254Objectives After completing this chapter , the reader will be able to : • Define point of care technology ( PCT ) and its importance to nursing . • Describe the benefits and limitations of PCT on nursing practice and quality patient care . • Discuss ... Evaluation is important because the selection and implementation of bedside systems as a nursing technology is a large investment of both time and resources . Found inside – Page 9This study found that ATIS could benefit the 2007 Austin network with a 2 % travel time reduction and a 11 % stop time reduction . Therefore ... The classification of the beneficiaries provides a better understanding of the true benefits of ITS . ... The most often used programs include IDAS ( Cambridge Systematics , 2001 ) and SCRITS ( SAIC , 1999 ) , which were discussed and compared by Peng et al . Found inside – Page 11To ensure smooth implementation of the Framework, we will open a liaison office in Pyongyang, and North Korea will open a liaison office here. I would stress, though, that full normalization is explicitly linked to the North's willingness to resolve many issues of ... Let me explain how: First, the burden of up-front performance falls on North Korea, not the United States. ... If, at any checkpoint, North Korea fails to fulfill its obligations, it will lose the benefits of compliance that it so clearly ... Found inside – Page 7860 The Commission reached consensus on a number of issues , including the ... The report was reprinted and its findings were discussed in : U.S. Congress . Found inside – Page 16The initial implementation of the new Medicare prescription drug benefit is ... While considerable progress has been made in resolving start - up issues ... Found inside – Page 8for the rapid ecodevelopment change will be felt more by know how to maximize the benefits of the Palghat ... the male member of every Panchayat as Climate Risk Managers . atmosphere . hydro - electric project could be implemented , Smt Indira ... This report shall benefit state / national level policy makers in enhancing the understanding of the issues related to climate change and its impact and create ... Found inside – Page 250The implementation of a pharmacy assistance program , such as California Rx , could provide some fiscal benefits to the state by ... the administration has emphasized its belief that its proposal would clear the way for implementation of its pharmacy assistance ... This ease and speed of implementation involves a significant tradeoff , in that some of the alternative approaches discussed below would give ... Found inside – Page 27Social policies deal with the equitable distribution of the benefits and disadvantages associated with macroeconomic growth . ... A central objective with regard to these issues is intervention in the cycle of poverty and alleviation of its consequences . ... of the five countries reviewed in chapter I in the planning and implementation of their social policies are discussed in section B of the present chapter . 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