Payment Reform Resources

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  The Struggle to Pay for Health Care

  August 25, 2010 - The Struggle to Pay for Health Care



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  Evidence for Improving Efficiency

  August 25, 2010 - Evidence for Improving Efficiency



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  Bundled Payment

  July 21, 2010 - Bundled Payment



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  Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Readmissions

  July 21, 2010 - Health Care Leader Action Guide to Reduce Readmissions



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  Early Lessons from the Bundled Payment Acute Care Episode Demonstration Project

  July 21, 2010 - Early Lessons from the Bundled Payment Acute Care Episode Demonstration Project



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  Accountable Care Organizations

  July 21, 2010 - Accountable Care Organizations



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  Where Do I Send Thee? Does Physician-Ownership Affect Referral Patterns To Ambulatory Surgery Centers?

  January 01, 2008 - For more than three decades, Congress has struggled with potential financial conflicts of interest when physicians share in financial gain from nonprofessional services.



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  The Profitability of Medicare Admissions Based on Source of Admission

  January 01, 2008 - Objectives: This study investigates whether admissions from the emergency department (ED) have lower dollar margins than elective admissions under Medicare and explores two possible reasons for differences in margins.



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  The Struggle to Pay for Health Care

  January 01, 2007 - A Kaiser/HRET survey finds that while premium increases slowed this year, they're still rising at a rate more than double that of inflation.



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  The Disappearing Hospital Emergency Department

  January 01, 2006 - A survey finds that as short-term, general hospitals close, the number of U.



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  A Worldwide Crisis

  January 01, 2006 - A shortage of health care workers disproportionately affects developing countries, but it endangers us all.