1 While Medicare home health payments totaled $15.7 billion, payments under the outlier provision were $996 million, or 6.3% of expenditures. 2  This is a significant increase over the 3% level of outlier claims paid in the early years of the program (2000 through 2002.).
Where do black swans live? Black swans are endemic to Australia, and breed primarily on wetlands in south-eastern and -western Australia and nearby coastal islands, covering a range of between one and ten million square kilometers. They are rarely found in northern Australia and the centre.
They cannot fly away but can raise themselves above the water surface for speedier movement, or to protect their cygnets. âº Size and weight: Mute swans weigh from 6.5 13 kg (14 30 pounds), are about 160 cm (5 feet) long and can have a wingspan up to 2.5 meters (8 feet). âº Neck: A mute swan s neck has 23 vertebrae, more than any other bird. âº Feathers: A swan has some 25,000 feathers âº Lifetime: A swan in a protected environment might live as long as 30 years. For example, as at October 2005, our Boulika is about 25 years old.