The Impact of Profitability of Hospital Admissions on Mortality
April 1, 2013 | Journal Article
When hospital service line profit goes down, mortality goes up.
Reimbursement Issues
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Paying Physicians For Medicare Services
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.
Physicians' Opinions about Reforming Reimbursement
October 25, 2010 | 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.
Medicare Reimbursements Short-Changed Preventive Coordination
March 8, 2011 | Story
Study by RWJF Clinical Scholar identifies disconnect between preventive care recommendations and reimbursement that health reform may help alleviate.
Observational Intensity Bias Associated With Illness Adjustment
February 21, 2013 | Journal Article
Researchers raise significant questions about the risk adjustment that Medicare and others apply to insurance claims data.
Clinical Scholar Finds Medicare Reimbursements Don't Align with Preventive Care Recommendations
January 20, 2011 | Human Capital Blog Post
A newly released study from RWJF Clinical Scholar (2009-2011) Lenard Lesser, M.D., finds that Medicare covers only a fraction of the preventive care services recommended by a government task force, and that health care reform should be able to mend ...
Health Care Financing and Organization Grant Recipient Works to Understand What the Uninsured Pay for Hospital Services
October 7, 2011 | Story
A Profile of Glenn A. Melnick, PhD.
An Emerging Middle Ground?
July 6, 2009 | 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.