October 25, 2010
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Journal Article
Most physicians believe that Medicare reimbursements are inequitable but do not agree on how to reform the payment system. Physicians' views may be helpful in optimizing the design of any reimbursement reforms. The researchers of this study solicited their opinions regarding three reform strategies.
February 21, 2013
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Journal Article
Researchers raise significant questions about the risk adjustment that Medicare and others apply to insurance claims data.
June 4, 2013
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Journal Article
This article summarizes California’s Hospital Fair Pricing Act, which was passed in 2006 with the intent of protecting low-income uninsured patients from having to pay hospitals’ full billed charges.
April 1, 2013
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Journal Article
When hospital service line profit goes down, mortality goes up.
March 19, 2013
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Issue Brief
This report looks at whether hospitals stand to gain more revenue under the ACA's Medicaid expansion compared with if no states expand Medicaid eligibility.
May 1, 2009
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Report
This report suggests a new method for developing benchmarks to illustrate some types and costs of medical care consumers might need under a variety of scenarios, and for evaluating health insurance protection using these benchmarks.
January 1, 2009
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Report
Study details regulations and enforcement needed to fill gaps in protecting consumers in insurance markets.
October 7, 2011
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Story
A Profile of Glenn A. Melnick, PhD.
July 6, 2009
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Report
The report identifies and explores eight areas in which diverse business, medical and consumer interests are beginning to find middle ground and earn the support of bipartisan lawmakers.
August 31, 1998
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Program Result Report
From 1994 to 1996, researcher teams at the University of Virginia and the Primary Care Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) at the New England Medical Center conducted two distinct but parallel studies.