NHSO has a very small administrative budget: first it has
no mandate to collect premium from members, as UCS is
financed by general taxation. Second, it did not have a
large staff body to review itemized fee for service claims, as
DRG and Global Budget was applied for IP and capitation
for OP payments. NHSO administrative cost was 1.06% of
total annual UCS budget over the last 11 years between 2002
and 2012.
Conclusion and