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Map of US states that have Certificate-Of-Need laws. A certificate of need (CON), in the United States, is a legal document required in many states and some federal jurisdictions before proposed creations, acquisitions, or expansions of healthcare facilities are allowed. CONs are issued by a federal or state regulatory agency with authority ...
Fee-for-service is a traditional kind of health care policy: insurance companies pay medical staff fees for each service provided to an insured patient. Such plans offer a wide choice of doctors and hospitals. Fee-for-service coverage falls into Basic and Major Medical Protection categories.
The use of cannabis (also known as marijuana) for medical purposes is a notable medical necessity case. Cannabis is a plant whose active ingredients are widely reported by patients to be effective in pain control for various conditions, usually neuropathic in nature, in which common painkillers have not had great benefit.
The information presented in this map reflects the results of hospice inspections provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the hospice industry’s federal regulator, in response to a public records request. The time period covers Jan. 2, 2004, to Oct. 16, 2014.
Jonesboro (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ʌ r ə /) is a city in Union County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,821 at the 2010 census, a decline from 1,853 in 2000. It is the county seat of Union County. [3] The city is known for being tied to its close neighbor Anna, together known as Anna-Jonesboro.
Jonesboro flourished into the 1850s, but the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad posed a new challenge: the company's engineers requested a plat map of the community, but none being furnished, they bypassed the county seat by a mile, and the new community of Anna was established between Jonesboro and the railroad line.
Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 17,244. [1] Its county seat is Jonesboro. [2] It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
Utilization management is "a set of techniques used by or on behalf of purchasers of health care benefits to manage health care costs by influencing patient care decision-making through case-by-case assessments of the appropriateness of care prior to its provision," as defined by the Institute of Medicine [1] Committee on Utilization Management by Third Parties (1989; IOM is now the National ...