We are proposing to revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. Some of the proposed changes implement certain statutory provisions contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively known as the Affordable Care Act) and other legislation. These proposed changes would be applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2013, unless otherwise specified in this proposed rule. We also are proposing to update the rate-of-increase limits for certain hospitals excluded from the IPPS that are paid on a reasonable cost basis subject...
... rate-of-increase limits would be effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after O...
We are revising the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital-related costs of acute care hospitals to implement changes arising from our continuing experience with these systems. Some of the changes implement certain statutory provisions contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively known as the Affordable Care Act) and other legislation. These changes will be applicable to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 2012, unless otherwise specified in this final rule. We also are updating the rate-of-increase limits for certain hospitals excluded from the IPPS that are paid on a reasonable cost basis subject to these limits. The updated rate-of-increa...
... updated rate-of-increase limits will be effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after O...
Partnership with Veolia Water to support DEP's Operational Excellence program to streamline work flows, boost productivity, identify efficiencies and reach public agency's strategic goals NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today launched a new program, Operational Excellence, or OpX, to help make DEP the safest, most effective, cost-efficient, and transparent water utility in the nation. The program will enhance services, result in environmental benefits, and reduce costs for the nine million New Yorkers who rely on DEP for water and wastewater services. Veolia Water ("Veolia"), an international expert in water and wastewater utilities, has been hired as a consultant to develop recommendations to streamline wo...
... generation, and our desire to keep water rates in check as much as possible, now it is our turn t...
The aim of this paper is to examine the impact of a set of firm-specific and policy related variables such as size, age, ownership and effective rate of assistance on the rate of production capacity realization (PCR) of firms. This study uses a panel of 92 food manufacturing firms of Bangladesh over the periods 1992-1994 and 1997-1999. Firm size is found to have positive impact while capital intensity and age of firm have negative impact on PCR at the firm level. The striking result is that the policy related variables such as the effective rate of assistance (ERA) and outward orientation (OPN) do not have any significant impact on PCR. These results are confirmed by the extensive test of sensitivity analysis. The insignificance of ERA and OPN may be attributed to piecemeal and partial ...
... as concentration and effective rate of protection (ERP) on a firm's (industry's) performance in term...
...," 12 CFR §226.6, specifying "each periodic rate that maybe used to compute the finance charge," §...," notice must be given "before the effective date of the change." Ibid. At the time respondent.... . provide the protection afforded under [§1640(f)]"); id., Supp. I, Introd...
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3519 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the information collections (here third-party disclosures) required under the Board's decision in Released Rates of Motor Common Carriers of Household Goods, Docket No. RR 999 (Amendment No. 5) (served Jan. 21, 2011 (2011 Decision) and Jan.10, 2012 (2012 Decision) and modified on May 15, 2012). Under 49 U.S.C. 13501, 13531, and 14706(f)(2), the Board is charged with oversight of certain motor carrier tariffs (the published rates that interstate movers of household goods charge for the services they offer). More specifically, the Interstate Commerce Act requires that suc...
... directive to enhance consumer protection in the case of loss or damage that occurs during i... 2012 decision and notice postponing the effective date of the new requirements until May 15 (See 77 ...
The Truth in Lending Act of 1968 (TILA) was a landmark piece of legislation that was designed to inform consumers about the true cost of credit. Prior to the TILA, lenders used many different methods to calculate the stated interest rate on a loan. The TILA required all lenders to state an annual percentage rate (APR) that was calculated on a consistent basis. This allowed consumers to compare rates, and to assess the cost of borrowing. Over the years, however, banks and other lenders sought and obtained numerous exceptions that allowed them to charge fees that were not included or disclosed in the APR. This practice has become so egregious that in a recent case, Pennsylvania Department of Banking v. NCAS of Delaware, a lender was able to legally claim an APR of 5.98%, while the actual ...
... the TILA to its former role as an effective consumer protection statute. This paper will help ...
Scientific evidence demonstrates that the climate is changing at an increasingly rapid rate, outside the range to which society has adapted in the past. Climate change can pose significant challenges to the EPA's ability to fulfill its mission. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is committed to identifying and responding to the challenges that a changing climate poses to human health and the environment. It is essential; therefore, that the EPA adapt to climate change in order to continue fulfilling its statutory, regulatory and programmatic requirements, chief among these protection of human health and the environment. Adaptation will involve anticipating and planning for changes in climate and incorporating considerations of climate change into many of the Agency's programs, pol...
... rules and operations to ensure they are effective under changing climatic conditions. Adaptation als...
Current digital-privacy regulation focuses predominantly on text records that contain personal data. Little attention has been paid to privacy in video files that may portray individuals in inappropriate contexts or in an unflattering or embarrassing light. As digital video technology, including inexpensive cell-phone cameras, becomes widespread in the hands ofthe public, the regulatory focus must shift. At one time a small percentage of online content, digital video is now appearing at an exponential rate. This is largely due to the growth of online social-networking platforms, such as YouTube and Facebook. Sharingvideo online has become a global phenomenon, while the lack of effective privacy protection for these images has become a global problem. Digital video poses four distinct pr...
Fifty-five thousand and counting: That's the number of complaints the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) had received as of June 30. In the CFPB's second "Semi-Annual Report to the President and Congress," Director Richard Cordray described the launch of the agency's Consumer Complaint Database as a means of bringing more transparency and efficiency to the marketplace. The report went on to state that the bureau has designed a first-rate infrastructure to receive, process and facilitate responses to consumer complaints. These practices are an integral part of an effective complaint process that meets regulators' expectations: 1. Formalize the complaint process, and make it easy for customers to register a complaint. 2. Involve and inform your board of directors. 3. Establish a ...
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