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Abstract
The Affordable Care Act's financial penalty for “excessive” readmissions may be too weak to overcome the substantial counterincentives currently at work. But a “warranty” payment would provide a stronger business case for hospitals to get with the program.
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Title
Medicare's Readmissions-Reduction Program — A Positive Alternative
Author
Berenson, Robert A; Paulus, Ronald A; Kalman, Noah S 1
1 From the Urban Institute, Washington, DC (R.A.B.); and Mission Health System, Asheville (R.A.P.), and the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham (N.S.K.) — both in North Carolina.
1 From the Urban Institute, Washington, DC (R.A.B.); and Mission Health System, Asheville (R.A.P.), and the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, Durham (N.S.K.) — both in North Carolina.
Pages
1364-1366
Section
Perspective
Publication year
2012
Publication date
Apr 12, 2012
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ISSN
00284793
e-ISSN
15334406
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
995340500
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