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.
Payment Reform
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Abolition of State-Regulated Hospital Payment Rates Has Minor Impact
January 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
During 1994 and 1995, researchers from the Massachusetts Health Research Institute examined the effects of Chapter 495 on the health care market in Worcester, Mass.
AcademyHealth
April 15, 2013 | Grantee
Through an RWJF grant, AcademyHealth is looking into ways to advance payment and delivery reform activities.
Accountable Care Organizations in Medicare and the Private Sector
November 2, 2011 | Issue Brief
This policy paper examines the latest developments in accountable care organizations (ACOs), including a look at the final regulations on ACOs issued in October 2011 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Additional Reductions in Medicare Spending Growth Will Likely Require Shifting Costs to Beneficiaries
May 6, 2013 | Journal Article
The primary policy issue facing the U.S. health care system is the rate of spending growth in public programs, and solving that problem will probably require reforms to the entire health care sector.
Advancing Primary Care
August 9, 2012 | Report
New insights into the inner workings of America's primary care practices, including areas of strength and critical areas for growth.
A Guide to Building Consumer Orientation Materials
July 1, 2012 | Toolkit
This framework was designed to assist Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) Alliances in building an onboarding toolkit for new consumers. Onboarding is a process used to orient new volunteers or staff to an organization. It typically includes a set of ...
Aligning Forces for Quality: At the Forefront of Reform
January 31, 2011 | Video
Aligning Forces for Quality (AF4Q) believes real health care reform happens at the local level.
All Roads Lead to Payment
June 10, 2009 | Video/Presentation Material
Experts in the field of health care payment discuss a variety of solutions to correct widespread deficiencies and increase value in our health care system.
American Medical Home Runs
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Four primary care sites in the United States constitute "medical home runs" because their patients incur 15–20 percent less (risk-adjusted) total health care spending per year than patients treated by regional peers, without evidence of reduced quality.