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Abstract
A Medicare payment approach in which savings and risk are shared may achieve a better balance of cost, quality, and access than a system of single bundled payments, at least until our capacity to measure patients' care needs and outcomes is sufficiently robust.
Details
Title
Bundle with Care — Rethinking Medicare Incentives for Post–Acute Care Services
Author
Feder, Judith 1
1 From the Health Policy Center, the Urban Institute; and Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University — both in Washington, DC.
1 From the Health Policy Center, the Urban Institute; and Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University — both in Washington, DC.
Pages
400-401
Section
Perspective
Publication year
2013
Publication date
Aug 1, 2013
Website
ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1416937460
Copyright
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