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June 1, 2010 | Journal Article
The U.S. system of billing third parties for health care services is complex, expensive and inefficient. This study examines excessive administrative complexity from a focused and potentially practical perspective.
December 2, 2010 | Issue Brief
Congress has repeatedly postponed cuts to physician fees under Medicare, but has reached no agreement on how to restrain growth in spending.
October 1, 2004 | Program Result
Four organizations planned projects to demonstrate the use of financial incentives to reward providers for delivering high-quality health care.
January 1, 2003 | Program Result
From 1997 to 2001, researchers at the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, conducted a two-phase study to test the hypothesis that risk adjustment could be improved by removing patients with high-cost chronic conditions from the general risk pool and assessing their risk by analysis of detailed clinical information.
July 1, 2000 | Program Result
From 1994 to 1997, researchers at the Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston, studied the effects of deregulation on New Jersey hospitals.