Common use of Cost Containment Clause in Contracts

Cost Containment. The Employer reserves the right to institute cost containment measures relative to insurance coverage as long as the level of benefits remains substantially the same. Such changes may include, but are not limited to, mandatory second opinions for elective surgery, pre-admission and continuing admission review, prohibition on weekend admissions except in emergency situations, and mandatory out-patient elective surgery for certain designated surgical procedures.

Cost Containment. The Employer reserves the right to institute cost containment measures relative to insurance coverage as so long as the basic level of insurance benefits remains substantially the same. Such changes may include, but are not limited to, mandatory second opinions for elective surgery, pre-admission and continuing admission review, prohibition on weekend admissions except in emergency situations, and mandatory out-patient elective surgery for certain designated surgical procedures.

Cost Containment. The Employer reserves the right to institute cost containment measures relative to insurance coverage as long as the level of benefits remains substantially the samecoverage. Such changes may include, but are not limited to, mandatory second opinions for elective surgery, pre-admission and continuing admission review, the prohibition on weekend admissions admission except in emergency situationssituation, and mandatory out-patient elective surgery for certain designated surgical procedures.

Cost Containment. The Employer reserves the right to maintain or institute cost containment measures relative to insurance coverage as so long as the basic level of insurance benefits remains remain substantially the same. Such changes may include, but are not limited to, mandatory second opinions for elective surgery, pre-admission and continuing admission review, prohibition on weekend admissions except in emergency situations, bounty clause and mandatory out-patient elective outpatient surgery for certain designated surgical procedures.