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Altman, chairman of the Council on Health Care Economics and Policy and former chairman of the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, indicated the key factors driving increased hospital spending are the increased use and diffusion of technology and "the baby-boomer propensity to consume" health care services at a rate greater than that of older generations. The federal advisory panel, the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, voted last week to recommend a ``zero update'' - no change - in Medicare payment rates for hospitals. Bailis' appointment to the 17-member independent Prospective Payment Assessment Commission (ProPAC) makes her the first commissioner with a long-term care background -- a timely appointment, considering the trend toward nursing home-based |
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