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R -- HOSPITAL COST MONITORING SOL HCFA 97-003/DB POC Dave Barbato, Contract Specialist, 410 786-5145. The Health Care Financing Administration is contemplating negotiating a contract with the American Hospital Association (AHA) 840 North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60611 for the continuation of the output from its National Hospital Panel and its Annual Survey of Hospitals for calendar years ending December 31, 1997 through December 31, 2001. Telephone requests will not be honored. RFP not available. For informational purposes only. See Note 22. (0324)

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