35 Pa. Stat. § 448.202

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 448.202 - Encouragement of competition and innovation

The department shall in its planning and review activities foster competition to promote cost efficiency, quality and access to care. The department shall encourage cooperative health care arrangements which focus on the health care needs of a health planning area and foster the prudent and economical control of the area's resources. The department shall also encourage innovations in the financing and delivery systems for clinically related health services that will promote economic behavior by consumers and providers of clinically related health services that leads to appropriate investment in, supply and use of health services.

35 P.S.§ 448.202

1979, July 19, P.L. 130, No. 48, § 202, added 1980, July 12, P.L. 655, No. 136, § 2, effective 10/1/1980. Amended 1992, Dec. 18, P.L. 1602, No. 179, § 1, imd. effective.