Shifting from reducing MA capitation by an across-the-board coding intensity adjustment factor to Medicare Advantage ...

Victor J. Dzau ([email protected]), National Academy of Medicine, Washington, D.C. J. Michael McGinnis, National Academy of Medicine. In 2016, ahead of the US presidential election, the National ...

Consolidation of physician practices, largely driven by health systems, has motivated policy efforts to move care toward lower-price, non–health system settings. At the same time, however, private ...

Private equity (PE) acquisitions of health care providers are often framed as a monolithic intervention, but firms’ strategies for generating returns for investors may vary. In a ...

While evidence-based decisions are essential, they must be paired with effective public messaging that builds trust and ...

In a “rapid response” to the changing administration, authors write: “The current moment in American health care and politics presents new challenges but also new opportunities to advance the goals of ...

Given the prevalence of managed care, it’s incumbent upon the industry to ensure that there is a robust supplier pool.

Oklahoma and South Carolina are among nine states that use some form of provider-based reference pricing to contain spending ...

We examine key lessons on medical-dental integration from the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), ...

Transparency in the program is more than just a mechanism for fair pricing—it is a driving force that diminishes the returns ...

Transforming physical design. Hospitals are also dangerous; patients are exposed to infection and injuries that could be prevented if hospitals had better designs. 16 An analysis of more than 600 ...