How government incentive payments affect readmissions

BMJ ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 348 (feb05 5) ◽  
pp. g1292-g1292
Author(s):  
D. L. Keller
Keyword(s):  
Incentive Payments

scholarly journals Economic Effects of Biofuel Production on States and Rural Communities

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 377-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe L. Parcell ◽  
Patrick Westhoff
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Ethanol Production ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Biofuel Production ◽  
Local Taxes ◽  
Current Production ◽  
Corn Prices ◽  
On Farm ◽  
Production Industry ◽  
Incentive Payments

This study summarizes research on farm-, local-, regional-, and macro-level economic effects of ethanol production. Given current production levels, the ethanol production industry annually employees approximately 3,500 workers, pays out nearly $132 million in worker salaries, generates over $110 million in local taxes, and takes in some $2 billion in government incentive payments. Projections for a 60 million gallon per year ethanol plant indicate an annual increase in corn usage of 21 million bushels, a one-time capitalization of $75 million, an increase in local corn prices of between $0.06/bushel and $0.12/bushel, a 54 direct and a 210 indirect jobs created, an increase in local tax revenues of $1.2 million, a decrease in federal commodity program outlays of $30 million, and an increase in ethanol production incentives (federal only) of around $30.5 million.

Incentive payments may reduce time for clinical care

BMJ ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 323 (7325) ◽  
pp. 1369-1369
Author(s):  
M. Rickenbach
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Care ◽  
Incentive Payments

Issues related to the replacement of incentive payments for work with Covid-19 coronavirus infection with special social payments

2020 ◽  
pp. 70-77
Author(s):  
F. N. Kadyrov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
The State ◽  
New Wave ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Incentive Payments

The arrival of a new wave of the spread of COVID‑19 coronavirus infection made it obvious that the fight against coronavirus infection will last for quite a long time. For a number of reasons, incentive payments for employees related to the treatment OF covid‑19 coronavirus infection did not fully suit either employees or the state. Therefore, the state has made a serious transformation of the system of payments, which have turned from a salary element into a “non-salary” element of social support.

Is cat hunting by Indigenous tracking experts an effective way to reduce cat impacts on threatened species?

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (8) ◽  
pp. 709
Author(s):  
Rachel Paltridge ◽  
Nolia Napangati Ward ◽  
John Tjupurrula West ◽  
Kate Crossing
Keyword(s):  
Threatened Species ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Food Item ◽  
Fire Management ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Catch Up ◽  
Key Sites ◽  
Term Data ◽  
Incentive Payments

Abstract ContextFeral cat is a favoured food item in some Australian Indigenous communities. We describe how cats are hunted and whether cat hunting can contribute to the persistence of threatened species. AimsTo determine whether cat hunting by expert trackers has the potential to be an effective method of managing predation impacts on threatened species at key sites. MethodsWe recorded all cats captured on the Kiwirrkurra Indigenous protected area (Kiwirrkurra IPA) over a 5-year period by offering incentive payments for hunters to report their catch. For a subset of hunts, we measured the duration and distance of the hunt. We compared the frequency of occurrence of cat tracks in 2-ha track plots between the hunting zone and more remote, unmanaged areas. At a finer scale, we compared cat presence at bilby burrows inside and outside the hunting zone. Key resultsIn all, 130 cats were removed from the Kiwirrkurra IPA from 2014 to 2019. Hunts took an average of 62min to complete and a team of four hunters could catch up to four cats in a single day. Although cats still occurred throughout the hunting zone, we found that cat detections at track plots were less likely in the areas where cats were hunted. Long-term data suggest that threatened species have persisted better in areas where there is an active presence of hunters. ConclusionsCat hunting by Indigenous tracking experts is an efficient method of despatching cats at localised sites. Following footprints on foot facilitates the targeting of individual cats that are hunting at threatened species burrows. More rigorous studies are required to determine whether cat hunting significantly reduces predation on threatened species, or whether there are other co-benefits of maintaining a presence of hunters in the landscape (such as fine-scale fire management) that are more important for the persistence of vulnerable prey. Implications Wherever open sandy substrates occur, there is potential to employ Indigenous expert trackers to assist with the removal of problem cats, such as, for example, to complete cat eradication inside fenced reintroduction sites, or at times of peak prey vulnerability, such as breeding events or after bushfires.

scholarly journals Simulation of a Group Incentive Program for Farmer Adoption of Best Management Practices

2001 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viju C. Ipe ◽  
Eric A. DeVuyst ◽  
John B. Braden ◽  
David C. White
Keyword(s):  
Best Management Practices ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Educational Effort ◽  
Best Management ◽  
Incentive Program ◽  
Farmer Adoption ◽  
Program Costs ◽  
Central Illinois ◽  
Sound Management ◽  
Incentive Payments

A group incentive program to encourage farmer adoption of best management practices is simulated for a typical watershed in central Illinois. The incentive payments, program costs and environmental impacts of the program are simulated. The results show that the best management practices may not actually reduce farm profits but may increase farm profits and reduce environmental pollution. The sponsor in most cases may not have to pay anything under the incentive contract. This may bring about a win-win situation for the sponsor, the farmer participating in the program, and society as a whole. The program could be implemented as an educational effort to demonstrate the benefits of sound management practices.

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