Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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Medicare as Insurance Innovator
September 25, 2012 | Journal Article
Traditional or fee-for-service Medicare has produced many innovations in the payment for health care services, while private insurance has produced a series of benefit design innovations.
Fee-For-Service Will Remain A Feature Of Major Payment Reforms, Requiring More Changes In Medicare Physician Payment
September 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Many health policy analysts envision provider payment reforms currently under development as replacements for the traditional fee-for-service payment system. Reforms include per episode bundled payment and elements of capitation, such as global paym ...
Improving Care Transitions
September 13, 2012 | Issue Brief
Better coordination of patient transfers among care sites and within the community could save money and improve the quality of care.
What Models of Payment Reform Hold the Most Promise?
January 1, 2012 | Issue Brief
Policy-makers are considering a number of models to reform the payment system, including accountable care organizations, patient-centered medical homes, comprehensive care payment and episode-based payment.
Higher Fees Paid to US Physicians Drive Higher Spending for Physician Services Compared to Other Countries
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Higher fees, rather than factors such as higher practice costs, volume of services, or tuition expenses, are the main drivers of higher U.S. health care spending, particularly in orthopedics.
Performance-Based Payment Incentives Increase Burden and Blame for Hospital Nurses
February 1, 2011 | Journal Article
Researchers conducted interview of hospital leaders and unit nurses in 25 hospitals to explore the effect of performance-based incentives.
What's the best treatment for the health care system?
October 21, 2011 | Story
A Profile of R. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, 2001-2011.
Rapidly Evolving Physician-Payment Policy
December 8, 2010 | Journal Article
Physician payment reform holds the potential to improve quality of care while controlling costs.
A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-Wide Cost Containment
April 18, 2013 | Report
The Bipartisan Policy Center recommends ways to contain health care spending while improving the quality and affordability of care.
Policy Makers Will Need a Way to Update Bundled Payments That Reflects Highly Skewed Spending Growth of Various Care Episodes
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
Bundled payment is seen as a promising way to slow the growth of health care spending while maintaining or improving the quality of care.