SPEAKER INDEX CONTENTS INSERTS BECERRA 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 CARDIN 175 176 177 178 CHIES 109 179 180 181 CHRISTENSEN 179 181 CUSHMAN 109 132 173 174 176 177 178 182 183 DOWDAL 73 84 86 98 99 103 GROB 32 33 69 70 71 72 74 75 76 79 82 83 84 87 88 89 90 91 94 97 99 105 HAFKENSCHIEL 124 175 176 177 178 181 JOHNSON 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 96 100 101 102 103 107 109 124 132 173 174 175 178 179 181 182 183 KLECZKA 13 93 94 95 96 KOPPEL 174 LEWIS 96 97 98 99 100 MCCRERY 76 77 79 80 179 NEWHOUSE 14 67 68 72 73 74 77 78 79 80 81 82 86 91 92 93 94 95 97 98 101 102 103 104 SCANLON 52 70 73 78 80 82 83 85 89 91 92 94 95 96 98 100 101 104 106 STARK 33 72 73 74 75 103 104 105 106 107 THOMAS 12 13 32 52 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 75 76 77 78 79 81 CONTENTS SPEAKERS INSERTS STATEMENT OF JOSEPH P. NEWHOUSE, PH.D., CHAIRMAN, PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT ASSESSMENT COMMISSION; ACCOMPANIED BY DONALD A. YOUNG, M.D, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAGE 14 STATEMENT OF GEORGE F. GROB, DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR EVALUATION AND INSPECTIONS, OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PAGE 32 STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. SCANLON, PH.D., DIRECTOR, HEALTH FINANCING AND SYSTEMS ISSUES, HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION, U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE; ACCOMPANIED BY THOMAS DOWDAL, SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, HEALTH FINANCING AND SYSTEMS ISSUES PAGE 52 STATEMENT OF STEVEN CHIES, CHAIRMAN, AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION ADVOCACY COMMITTEE; AND OWNER/OPERATOR, NORTH CITIES HEALTH CARE, INC., COON RAPIDS, MINNESOTA PAGE 109 STATEMENT OF JOSEPH H. HAFKENSCHIEL, PRESIDENT, CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH SERVICES AT HOME, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA; ON BEHALF OF PPS WORK GROUP PAGE 124 STATEMENT OF MARGARET J. CUSHMAN, PRESIDENT, VNA HEALTH CARE, INC., PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT; ON BEHALF OF NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HOME CARE PAGE 132 INSERTS SPEAKERS CONTENTS NO INSERTS IN THIS HEARING